title: Idiopathic localized bronchostenosis in an adult man with frequent recurring pneumonia.
abstract: The case of a 48-year-old Japanese man with idiopathic bronchostenosis in the right lower lobe is reported. The patient had fourteen episodes of pneumonia in two years and therefore surgical resection of the right lower lobe was performed for both diagnosis and treatment. Histopathology demonstrated no evidence of malignancy, tuberculosis, sarcoidosis or amyloid deposition. Despite an exhaustive evaluation, a specific etiology was never determined. The patient was given the diagnosis of acquired idiopathic localized bronchostenosis with frequent recurrence of pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan. komorimo@nagasaki-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Konosuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Morimoto
authors.forename: Takahiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakama
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Yamamoto
authors.forename: Takeshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Hideaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Enzann
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ishida
mesh_terms: D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D012008:Recurrence; D016896:Treatment Outcome