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• 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.