Asthma-Like Tracheo-Bronchial Amyloidosis

Autor:	Faouzi El Mezni, Ridha Mahouachi, Hanene Smadhi, A. Ayadi, Sofia Taktak, Fatma Chermiti Ben Abdallah, Ali Ben Kheder, Amel Chtourou
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Amyloidosis Complete stenosis medicine.disease Dermatology respiratory tract diseases Stenosis Bronchoscopy Biopsy Medicine Radiology business Asthma
Zdroj:	Open Journal of Respiratory Diseases. :57-59
ISSN:	2163-9418 2163-940X
Popis:	Localized bronchial Amyloidosis is an uncommon disease of unknown origin. Clinical signs are not specific. Tracheobronchial symptoms are the most frequent. We report a case of a 31 year-old man complaining of asthma-like dyspnea. Bronchoscopy was performed because of ineffectiveness of antiasthmatic treatment, showed a submucosal infiltration with stenosis of both right and left upper bronchi and a complete stenosis of intermediate troncus. Multiple biopsies were performed and concluded to Amyloidosis of AL type. Oral corticosteroids were indicated with clinical improvement.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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