Peribronchial cuffing

Last revised by Yuranga Weerakkody on 19 Jun 2019

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Vibhakar A, Glick Y, et al. Peribronchial cuffing. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 19 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-17317

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-17317

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https://radiopaedia.org/articles/17317

rID:

17317

Article created:

3 Apr 2012, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

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Last revised:

19 Jun 2019, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

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Systems:

Chest

Sections:

Signs

Tags:

cases

Synonyms:

Peribronchial thickening
Peri bronchial thickening
Peribronchial cuffing
Peri-bronchial cuffing

Peribronchial cuffing refers to a radiographic term used to describe haziness or increased density around the walls of a bronchus or large bronchiole seen end-on, both on plain radiographs and on CT. It is sometimes described as a "doughnut sign". When viewed tangentially, it can give the appearance of tram tracks ³.

It may either represent bronchial wall thickening or fluid around bronchi due to lymphatic congestion ³.

It can be seen in a number of pathologies, which include: