title: Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica in a 5 year-old girl.
abstract: Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (TO) is considered an orphan disease with exceptional occurrence in children. We report a 5 year old female child who was referred to us with chronic cough and recurrent pneumonia. After several investigations, bronchoscopy showed multiple nodules in the tracheobronchial lumen, whose distribution was consistent with TO. The patient was followed for four years, with no change in the pattern of the disease.
authors: Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, RJ. Brazil. clemax01@gmail.com
authors: Clemax Couto
authors: CC
authors: Sant'Anna
authors: Paulo
authors: P
authors: Pires-de-Mello
authors: Maria de Fátima
authors: Mde F
authors: Morgado
authors: Maria de Fátima Pombo
authors: Mde F
authors: March
mesh_terms: D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010009:Osteochondrodysplasias / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*