Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica.
The clinical, pathological and physiological features of two patients suffering from tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (TO) are described. Unequivocal evidence of extrapulmonary airways obstruction was not able to be obtained by lung function testing, despite extensive central airway involvement in both patients. TO is a rare condition of which there is only one other clinical report from this country. As the bronchoscopic appearance may closely resemble that of endobronchial neoplasms, TO should be remembered in the differential diagnosis of patients with haemoptysis.
D000368:Aged; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002357:Cartilage Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D005260:Female; D005541:Forced Expiratory Volume; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008449:Maximal Expiratory Flow-Volume Curves; D008875:Middle Aged; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014797:Vital Capacity