title: Primary diffuse tracheobronchial amyloidosis treated by bronchoscopic Nd-YAG laser irradiation.
abstract: A case of primary diffuse tracheobronchial amyloidosis in a 45-year-old woman is reported. Because of tracheal stenosis immediately beneath the vocal cords, due to amyloid deposits, she was treated with Nd-YAG laser irradiation. Immediately after treatment, symptoms such as cough, wheezing, and shortness of breath on exertion improved. Bronchoscopic Nd-YAG laser irradiation proved useful for the removal of amyloid deposits from the trachea in this patient.
authors.affiliation: Respiratory Unit, Showa General Hospital, Kodaira, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukumura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mieno
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Murata
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*