title: Primary bronchial amyloidosis. A case report.
abstract: A case of primary bronchial amyloidosis in a 58-year old patient, with haemoptysis, cough, purulent sputum and fever, is described. Bronchoscopy showed nodules and yellow wax plaques in the lower lobar bronchi. Histology of bioptic specimens showed the amyloidosic nature of the lesions. The search of other localizations was negative.
authors.affiliation: Cattedra di Chirurgia Toracica, Università degli Studi, Bari.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Loizzi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sardelli
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lacitignola
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Pizzigallo
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sollitto
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged