Three endobronchial white trees in a patient with mild hemoptysis: A rare case of broncholithiasis
Key message 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...
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| author | Cosimo Carlo De Pace Pasquale Tondo Gianluca Libero Ciliberti Massimo Selmi Donato Lacedonia |
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| description | Key message 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9e6bd8571938410badeadb4657ca29462023-02-24T09:02:32ZengWileyRespirology Case Reports2051-33802023-03-01113n/an/a10.1002/rcr2.1095Three endobronchial white trees in a patient with mild hemoptysis: A rare case of broncholithiasisCosimo Carlo De Pace0Pasquale Tondo1Gianluca Libero Ciliberti2Massimo Selmi3Donato Lacedonia4Department of Medical and Surgical Science University of Foggia Foggia ItalyDepartment of Medical and Surgical Science University of Foggia Foggia ItalyDepartment of Specialistic Medicine Institute of respiratory Disease Foggia ItalyDepartment of Specialistic Medicine Institute of respiratory Disease Foggia ItalyDepartment of Medical and Surgical Science University of Foggia Foggia ItalyKey message 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.https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.1095broncholithiasisbronchoscopyhemoptysis |
| spellingShingle | Cosimo Carlo De Pace Pasquale Tondo Gianluca Libero Ciliberti Massimo Selmi Donato Lacedonia Three endobronchial white trees in a patient with mild hemoptysis: A rare case of broncholithiasis Respirology Case Reports broncholithiasis bronchoscopy hemoptysis |
| title | Three endobronchial white trees in a patient with mild hemoptysis: A rare case of broncholithiasis |
| title_full | Three endobronchial white trees in a patient with mild hemoptysis: A rare case of broncholithiasis |
| title_fullStr | Three endobronchial white trees in a patient with mild hemoptysis: A rare case of broncholithiasis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Three endobronchial white trees in a patient with mild hemoptysis: A rare case of broncholithiasis |
| title_short | Three endobronchial white trees in a patient with mild hemoptysis: A rare case of broncholithiasis |
| title_sort | three endobronchial white trees in a patient with mild hemoptysis a rare case of broncholithiasis |
| topic | broncholithiasis bronchoscopy hemoptysis |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.1095 |
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