Tracheobronchial Amyloidosis-
A Series of Two Cases
Published: September 1, 2014 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2014/.4838
Kavita V, Palak D. Raiyani, Sunil S.Vyas
1. Assistant Professor, Department of General Pathology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
2. Assistant Professor, Department of General Pathology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
3. Assistant Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Kavita V,
Assistant Professor, Department of General Pathology, 3rd Floor, ASHA building, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Phone : 9176009166, E-mail : drkavitav@gmail.com
Amyloidosis is a rare disorder characterised by accumulation of insoluble fibrillar proteins in extracellular space. Respiratory amyloidosis presents as two tracheobronchial forms (local and diffuse) and two parenchymal forms (nodular and diffuse), of which diffuse tracheobronchial amyloidosis is the least common. We herein present two cases of tracheobronchial amyloidosis.
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