MISCELLANEOUS
Pulmonary puzzle
A hint of calcium
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Pinderfields General Hospital, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK
Correspondence to:
Dr S Faruqi, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Pinderfields General Hospital, Aberford Road, Wakefield, West Yorkshire WF1 4DG, UK; sfaruqi@doctors.net.uk
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CLINICAL PRESENTATION
A 76-year-old male who was a previous smoker presented with symptoms suggestive of recurrent lower respiratory tract infections. There was no associated anorexia, weight loss or breathlessness. During one of these episodes he had haemoptysis which prompted further investigations with a CT scan of the chest as well as a flexible bronchoscopy. The CT scan showed some thickening of the tracheobronchial mucosa and specks of calcification in the trachea as well as the major bronchi. The posterior wall of the trachea was spared (fig 1A, B). The bronchoscopic appearances were rather unusual. Extensive "nodularity" was seen more or less throughout the whole trachea with relative sparing of the posterior aspect. Similar changes were seen also in the major upper airways (fig 1C). These "nodules" had a rather gritty feeling on contact with the bronchoscope. Purulent secretions were also visualised. These CT and bronchoscopy findings
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