title: Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica: two cases and review of literature.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonology, Faculty of Medicine, Zonguldak Karaelmas University, Zonguldak, Turkey. kartlevent@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kart
authors.forename: Kemal
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kiraz
authors.forename: Hakan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Büyükoğlan
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozesmi
authors.forename: Zuhal
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Sentürk
authors.forename: Inci
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Gülmez
authors.forename: Ramazan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Demir
authors.forename: F Sema
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Oymak
mesh_terms: 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