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Ann Thorac Surg 2004;77:1832-1834
© 2004 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case report

A case of primary diffuse tracheobronchial amyloidosis

Hayssam Gibbaoui, MDa*, S. Abouchacra, MD, FRCS(C)a, M. Yaman, MD, FRCS(C)a

a Tawam Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Accepted for publication June 4, 2003.

* Address reprint requests to Dr Gibbaoui, Tawam Hospital, PO Box 15258, Al ain, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
e-mail: h.gibbaoui{at}voila.fr

Tracheobronchial amyloidosis (TBA) is an uncommon localized form of amyloidosis with fewer than 150 reported cases in the literature. We report a case of primary diffuse tracheobronchial amyloidosis who presented with cough, wheezing, recurrent and progressive dyspnea as well as hemoptysis. Though there is no universally accepted treatment for the localized form, this patient was successfully treated with three sessions of bronchoscopic resection and adjuvant steroids. This report will review the various types of amyloidosis of the respiratory tract and their clinical features, in addition to discussing the different available treatment modalities for TBA.






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