Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica: two cases and review of literature.
Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (TO) is an unusual disorder. It mainly affects men over 50 years old and clinical manifestations are observed when obstructive or infectious complications occur. A 50-year old woman was investigated because of productive cough and 42 years old man was investigated because of haemoptysis. In two cases, at bronchoscopy, the typical picture of TO was observed. Microscopic examination of the biopsy material revealed bone formation. TO should be considered in the differential diagnosis as an unusual cause of chronic persistent cough, haemoptysis, persistent atelectasis, and recurrent segmental or lobar infection.
Kart
Levent
L
Department of Pulmonology, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey. kartlevent@hotmail.com
Kiraz
Kemal
K
Büyükoğlan
Hakan
H
Ozesmi
Mustafa
M
Sentürk
Zuhal
Z
Gülmez
Inci
I
Demir
Ramazan
R
Oymak
F Sema
FS
D000328:Adult; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010009:Osteochondrodysplasias / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology