Tracheal Amyloidosis Presenting as Life Threatening Airway Obstruction
Published: December 1, 2017 | DOI: https://doi.org/10.7860/JCDR/2017/31992.10992
Alkesh Kumar Khurana, Vikas Gupta, Abhishek Goyal, Ganakalyan Behera, Garima Goel
1. Associate Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
2. Associate Professor, Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
3. Associate Professor, Department of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
4. Ex Senior Resident, Department of ENT and Head and Neck Surgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
5. Associate Professor, Department of Pathology and Lab Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Correspondence
Dr. Alkesh Kumar Khurana,
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We hereby present a case of a 62-year-old man who presented with tracheostomy in situ for the last two years and unexplained etiology for the life-threatening airway compromise. Thorough work up revealed tracheal amyloidosis as the cause for airway obstruction. This case describes not only the uncommon presentation of the disease but also the isolated nature of deposition of amyloid.
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