Thoracic Research and Practice
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A Case of Tracheobronchopathia Osteochondroplastica Associated with Chronic Psoriatic Arthritis in a Patient with Asbestosis Exposure

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Dokuz Eylül University, Medical School, Department of Chest Diseases, Izmir, Turkey

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Dokuz Eylul University Medical Faculty, Chest Diseases Department , İzmir , Turkey

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Bozyaka State Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, İzmir, Turkey

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Dokuz Eylül University, Medical School, Department of Pathology, Izmir, Turkey

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Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Rheumatology, İzmir, Turkey

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Dokuz Eylül University Medical Faculty, Chest Department, Izmir, Turkey

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Department of Chest Diseases, Dokuz Eylül University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey

Thorac Res Pract 2008; 9: Turkish Respiratory Journal 38-40
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Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica is characterized by ossified mucosal nodules which protrude into the lumen of the larynx, trachea and bronchi. We report here a 41-year-old man who had psoriatic arthritis for 16 years. He had worked in brake-lining factory for car rim production and brake construction so there he was exposed to occupational asbestos. By fiberoptic bronchoscopy (FOB) there were diffuse mucosal roughening, irregularity and nodularity in the trachea. A biopsy of the subglottic lesions was taken by direct laryngoscopy and diagnosis was made. Although coexistence of this entity with other autoimmune diseases is defined, coexistence with psoriasis has not been previously reported.

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