DOI: 10.12890/2020_001925

Tracheobronchopathia Osteochondroplastica: Two Different Facets of a Rare Entity

Authors

  • Margarida Barata Pulmonology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal
  • Ricardo Gomes Pulmonology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal
  • Ana Catarina Moreira Pulmonology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal
  • Jorge Soares Pulmonology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal

margarida.barata7@gmail.com

Keywords

Rare diseases, pulmonology, tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica, bronchial fibroscopy

Abstract

Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (TBPO) is an uncommon benign disease, characterized by osseous or metaplastic cartilaginous nodules in the submucosa of the tracheobronchial tree. TBPO is easy to misdiagnose due to its non-specific clinical manifestation. We describe two cases of TBPO. The first patient was a 57-year-old woman with nocturnal dry cough and wheezing, in whom bronchoscopy revealed small diffuse mucosal irregularities involving the airway until the segmental bronchi. The other patient was a 69-year-old man with progressive worsening dyspnoea and productive cough presenting with severe stenosis of the trachea. Histological examination of both cases was consistent with TBPO. These cases highlight distinct forms of presentation of this rare entity.

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Published

2020-08-28

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 11 (2020)

How to Cite

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Barata M, Gomes R, Moreira AC, Soares J. Tracheobronchopathia Osteochondroplastica: Two Different Facets of a Rare Entity. EJCRIM [Internet]. 2020 Aug. 28 [cited 2026 Nov. 3];7(11). Available from: https://ejcrim.com/index.php/ejcrim/article/view/1925

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