title: Solitary bronchial amyloid presenting with haemoptysis.
abstract: Pulmonary amyloidosis can be classified into tracheobronchial diffuse alveolar-septal and nodular parenchymal forms. Tracheobronchial amyloidosis can be further subdivided into diffuse and focal varieties. The latter is rare. We report a patient with a focal intrabronchial deposit of amyloid who presented with haemoptysis. The haemoptysis ceased following bronchoscopic removal of this deposit.
authors.affiliation: University of Wales College of Medicine, Dept of Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases, Liandough Hospital, Penarth, South Glamorgan.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Tariq
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Morrison
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: McConnochie
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans