Endobronchial amyloidosis mimicking bronchial asthma: a case report and review of the literature

Among two tracheobronchial forms (local and diffuse) and two parenchymal forms (nodular and alveolar septal) that were reported in previous literature, localized endobronchial amyloidosis is an uncommon disease of unknown cause. Bronchial amyloid deposits can occur as focal nodules or multifocal inf...

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Autores principales: Kang, Hyun-Wook, Oh, Hyung-Joo, Park, Ha Young, Park, Cheol-Kyu, Shin, Hong-Joon, Lim, Jung-Hwan, Kwon, Yong-Soo, Oh, In-Jae, Choi, Yoo-Duk
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: De Gruyter Open 2016
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5329820/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28352789
http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/med-2016-0033
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Sumario:Among two tracheobronchial forms (local and diffuse) and two parenchymal forms (nodular and alveolar septal) that were reported in previous literature, localized endobronchial amyloidosis is an uncommon disease of unknown cause. Bronchial amyloid deposits can occur as focal nodules or multifocal infiltration of the submucosa. We report the case of a 47-year-old man who had complained of dyspnea and wheezing for 1 month and who had been treated for severe asthma at another hospital. Endobronchial amyloidosis was confirmed by histological examination of the bronchial biopsies.

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