Three endobronchial white trees in a patient with mild hemoptysis: A rare case of broncholithiasis

Cosimo Carlo De Pace; Pasquale Tondo; Gianluca Libero Ciliberti; Massimo Selmi; Donato Lacedonia

doi:10.1002/rcr2.1095

Three endobronchial white trees in a patient with mild hemoptysis: A rare case of broncholithiasis

Respirol Case Rep. 2023 Feb 15;11(3):e01095. doi: 10.1002/rcr2.1095. eCollection 2023 Mar.

Authors

Cosimo Carlo De Pace^{1

2}, Pasquale Tondo^{1

2}, Gianluca Libero Ciliberti², Massimo Selmi², Donato Lacedonia^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical and Surgical Science University of Foggia Foggia Italy.
² Department of Specialistic Medicine Institute of respiratory Disease Foggia Italy.

Abstract

Broncholithiasis is a rare and most often ignored condition characterized by the presence of calcified or ossified materials in the bronchus. The patient can be asymptomatic or commonly present with coughing. It is important to correctly identify this disease because in many cases it can cause hemoptysis and rarely lithoptysis.

Keywords: broncholithiasis; bronchoscopy; hemoptysis.