Tracheobronchial amyloidosis with tuberculosis: report of one case and review of literature

Objective To study the tracheobronchial (TBA) and improve understanding of the disease. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on a case of TBA complicated with pulmonary tuberculosis.The literature review was carried out with tracheobronchial amyloidosis as the research terms respectively in CNKI and PubMed database.Search time ranged from June 2012 to June 2017. Results The 69-year-old female patient complained of fever, cough and expectoration for 2 months in hospital, positive sputum, bronchoscopy tracheal carina.Bronchoscopy showed subglottic full to the left main bronchus extending irregular projections with lumen stenosis height, mucosa biopsy staining of Congo red.Combined with the diagnostic criteria of TBA, it was diagnosed as TBA with pulmonary tuberculosis, and received antituberculosis treatment combined with cryotherapy under bronchoscope.A total of 23 literratures were reviewed in above-mentioned databases.The clinical manifestations were nonspecific, chest CT scan and bronchoscopy played important roles in the diagnosis of mucormycosis. Conclusions Bronchoscopy is an important method for the diagnosis of TBA, and pathology is the gold standard for diagnosis.Patients with pulmonary tuberculosis should be aware of complications, especially for patients with cough and recurrent fever, bronchoscopy is helpful for diagnosis. Key words: Amyloidosis; Tuberculosis; Bronchscope; Trachea