Sharma Deepthi, Kamath Sindhu, Acharya Vishak K, Rai Sharada
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
J Glob Infect Dis. 2021 Nov 9;13(4):180-182. doi: 10.4103/jgid.jgid_379_20. eCollection 2021 Oct-Dec.
We report a series of three cases diagnosed with tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica on bronchoscopy and computed tomography (CT) chest. Most patients were diagnosed incidentally on evaluation for chronic cough. The association of this entity with chronic bacterial infections and tuberculosis is an intriguing entity that was observed in our patients. Nodular, ulcerative, and calcific lesions in the trachea are bronchoscopic findings seen in quite a few other conditions posing diagnostic challenges. However, the classical bronchoscopic appearance with CT imaging in an appropriate clinical context can lead to an accurate diagnosis of this condition. We describe this array of cases with varying clinical presentations, their associations, and deliberate the literature reviews on this rare entity.
我们报告了一系列3例经支气管镜检查和胸部计算机断层扫描（CT）诊断为骨软骨成形性气管支气管病的病例。大多数患者在因慢性咳嗽进行评估时被偶然诊断。该疾病与慢性细菌感染和结核病的关联是我们在患者中观察到的一个有趣现象。气管中的结节性、溃疡性和钙化性病变是在其他一些疾病中也可见到的支气管镜检查结果，这给诊断带来了挑战。然而，在适当的临床背景下，经典的支气管镜表现结合CT成像可准确诊断该疾病。我们描述了这一系列具有不同临床表现及其关联的病例，并对关于这个罕见疾病的文献进行了综述。
