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Management of tracheobronchial amyloidosis with therapeutic bronchoscopic techniques.
- Source :
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Archivos de bronconeumologia [Arch Bronconeumol] 2013 May; Vol. 49 (5), pp. 207-9. Date of Electronic Publication: 2013 Jan 21. - Publication Year :
- 2013
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Abstract
- Amyloidosis is a systemic disease caused by abnormal deposition of amyloid material that is detected with Congo red staining and is difficult to diagnose. Involvement of the tracheobronchial tree is rare and is a challenge for pulmonologists because of the wide differential diagnosis of this disease. We present two cases where tracheobronchial affectation has been observed: in one of them as a primary disease, and in another as secondary affectation. The use of bronchoscopic techniques is essential for the diagnosis of tracheobronchial involvement. In the absence of an effective drug therapy, local management of this disease with endoscopic techniques for bronchial repermeabilization is able to provide clinical improvement and expand the treatment options and prognosis in this disease.<br /> (Copyright © 2012 SEPAR. Published by Elsevier Espana. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Airway Obstruction etiology
Airway Obstruction surgery
Amyloidosis complications
Amyloidosis diagnosis
Amyloidosis drug therapy
Amyloidosis pathology
Biopsy
Birefringence
Bone Marrow pathology
Bronchial Diseases diagnosis
Bronchial Diseases drug therapy
Bronchial Diseases pathology
Bronchial Neoplasms diagnosis
Coloring Agents
Combined Modality Therapy
Congo Red
Diagnosis, Differential
Female
Hemoptysis etiology
Humans
Laser Therapy
Lung pathology
Lung Neoplasms diagnosis
Male
Melphalan therapeutic use
Middle Aged
Prednisone therapeutic use
Tracheal Diseases diagnosis
Tracheal Diseases drug therapy
Tracheal Diseases pathology
Amyloidosis surgery
Bronchial Diseases surgery
Bronchoscopy methods
Tracheal Diseases surgery
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English; Spanish; Castilian
- ISSN :
- 1579-2129
- Volume :
- 49
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Archivos de bronconeumologia
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 23347550
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.arbres.2012.08.002