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Case Reports
. 2014 Sep-Oct;21(5):272.
doi: 10.1155/2014/624615. Epub 2014 Feb 12.

Tracheobronchial amyloidosis

Khalil Jivraj, Tracy Elliot, Paul R MacEachern
Case Reports

Tracheobronchial amyloidosis

Khalil Jivraj et al. Can Respir J. 2014 Sep-Oct.
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Figures

Figure 1)
Figure 1)
Images from a computed tomography pulmonary embolism study in soft tissue windows showing calcified nodular mural thickening of the trachea and central airways. A Anterolateral trachea (arrow). B Main and lobar bronchi with luminal narrowing, particularly on the left (arrowhead)
Figure 2)
Figure 2)
Bronchoscopic view of mid trachea showing nodular thickening with cobblestone appearance and luminal narrowing, relatively sparing the membranous portion (A). Tracheal biopsy showing submucosal amyloid deposits staining positive with Congo red (original magnification ×40) and apple-green birefringence under polarized light (original magnification ×200) (B)
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