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- Title
Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica in the setting of COVID-19.
- Authors
Al Omari, Ahmad; Al-Qarqaz, Wisam; Khresat, Mohammd; Sataloff, Robert T.
- Abstract
Tracheobronchopathia osteoplastica (TO) is a rare, benign disease of unknown etiology, primarily affecting the major tracheobronchial tree, characterized by irregular nodular calcifications of the cartilaginous component of the inner wall of the tracheobronchial tree while sparing the posterior wall, leading to progressive narrowing of the airway. We report the case of a 60-year-old male otherwise healthy nonsmoker, who complained of chronic breathing discomfort and recurrent chest infections and was found to have TO according to radiographic, microlaryngoscopic, and biopsy findings. He experienced a flare up with worsening of disease progression after years of being in stable condition, after his infection with SARS-CoV-2.
- Subjects
LARYNGEAL diseases; ANTIBIOTICS; BIOPSY; RESPIRATORY infections; TRACHEA; BRONCHOPNEUMONIA; DIAGNOSTIC errors; CHEST X rays; INTRAVENOUS therapy; LARYNGOSCOPY; COUGH; DYSPNEA; COVID-19; TRACHEAL diseases
- Publication
ENT: Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 2024, Vol 103, p98S
- ISSN
0145-5613
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/01455613221083822