TITLE:
Asthma-Like Tracheo-Bronchial Amyloidosis
AUTHORS:
Fatma Chermiti Ben Abdallah, Hanene Smadhi, Ridha Mahouachi, Amel Chtourou, Sofia Taktak, Ayda Ayadi, Faouzi El Mezni, Ali Ben Kheder
KEYWORDS:
Amyloidosis; Biopsy; Histology; Corticosteroids
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Respiratory Diseases,
Vol.2 No.2,
May
16,
2012
ABSTRACT: Localized bronchial Amyloidosis is an uncommon disease of unknown origin. Clinical signs are not specific. Tracheobronchial symptoms are the most frequent. We report a case of a 31 year-old man complaining of asthma-like dyspnea. Bronchoscopy was performed because of ineffectiveness of antiasthmatic treatment, showed a submucosal infiltration with stenosis of both right and left upper bronchi and a complete stenosis of intermediate troncus. Multiple biopsies were performed and concluded to Amyloidosis of AL type. Oral corticosteroids were indicated with clinical improvement.