[Association of tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica and ozène].
BACKGROUND
We report a case of tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica associated with Ozena (atrophic rhinitis).


METHODS
Fibreoptic bonchoscopy showed irregular tracheal stenosis and histopathological examination displayed zones of bone metaplasia in the tracheal submucosa. We isolated the bacteria Klebsiella pneumoniae sp ozaenae from bronchial aspirate.


CONCLUSIONS
This organism is frequently isolated in both conditions suggesting some link between the two diseases.
Magro
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Service de Pneumologie, CHU Bretonneau, Tours, France. magro@med.univ-tours.fr
Garand
G
G
Cattier
B
B
Renjard
L
L
Marquette
C H
CH
Diot
P
P
D001706:Biopsy; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007710:Klebsiella Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000145:classification*; D008297:Male; D008679:Metaplasia; D008875:Middle Aged; D010009:Osteochondrodysplasias / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis