Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica in a 5 year-old girl

Indian Pediatr. 2012 Dec;49(12):985-6. doi: 10.1007/s13312-012-0223-1.

Abstract

Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (TO) is considered an orphan disease with exceptional occurrence in children. We report a 5 year old female child who was referred to us with chronic cough and recurrent pneumonia. After several investigations, bronchoscopy showed multiple nodules in the tracheobronchial lumen, whose distribution was consistent with TO. The patient was followed for four years, with no change in the pattern of the disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Bronchoscopy
  • Child, Preschool
  • Chronic Disease
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Osteochondrodysplasias / diagnosis*
  • Tracheal Diseases / diagnosis*

Supplementary concepts

  • Tracheobronchopathia osteoplastica