Author(s)

Fatma Chermiti Ben Abdallah, Hanene Smadhi, Ridha Mahouachi, Amel Chtourou, Sofia Taktak, Ayda Ayadi, Faouzi El Mezni, Ali Ben Kheder

Anatomy-Pathology Department Abderrahmen Mami Hospital, Ariana, Tunisia.
Pneumology IV Department Abderrahmen Mami Hospital, Ariana, Tunisia.

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.

Amyloidosis; Biopsy; Histology; Corticosteroids

Abdallah, F. , Smadhi, H. , Mahouachi, R. , Chtourou, A. , Taktak, S. , Ayadi, A. , El Mezni, F. and Kheder, A. (2012) Asthma-Like Tracheo-Bronchial Amyloidosis. Open Journal of Respiratory Diseases, 2, 57-59. doi: 10.4236/ojrd.2012.22008.