title: Multiple endobronchial polyps.
abstract: Multiple endobronchial polyps are a rare finding. We describe a case of multiple benign endobronchial polyps in a 60-year-old woman who presented with a chronic cough and occasional hemoptysis. Chest computed tomography revealed bilateral basal cylindrical bronchiectasis, with filling defects in both main bronchi. Bronchoscopy revealed the presence of polyps in the distal trachea, both main bronchi, and in the lobar and segmental bronchi of all lobes of both lungs, with lesions from 2 to 10 mm in diameter. Larger lesions were treated with argon plasma coagulation. Histopathology was consistent with benign fibroepithelial polyps. Culture from bronchial washings isolated Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and the patient was treated with ciprofloxacin followed by a prolonged course of azithromycin. Symptoms improved, and repeat bronchoscopy at 3 and 6 months revealed complete resolution of all polyps.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. ivan.ling@health.wa.gov.au
authors.forename: Ivan T
authors.initials: IT
authors.lastname: Ling
authors.forename: Siobhain A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Mulrennan
authors.forename: Martin J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Phillips