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 |
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Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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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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