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Brachmann-de Lange syndrome is a well-described congenital disorder. Skeletal anomalies and respiratory infections are its hallmarks. To the known imaging signs, the authors add tracheomegaly, which has not been reported so far.
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Grunebaum, M., Kornreich, L., Horev, G. et al. Tracheomegaly in Brachmann-de Lange. Pediatr Radiol 26, 184–187 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01405295
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