RESUMO
We reported a case with bronchial anthracofibrosis and endobronchial tuberculosis. Our case demonstrated this possible correlation between anthracofibrosis and endobronchial tuberculosis. We showed this correlation visually and microbiologically.
Assuntos
Antracose/complicações , Fibrose Pulmonar/complicações , Tuberculose Pulmonar/complicações , Antracose/diagnóstico , Broncopatias/complicações , Broncopatias/diagnóstico , Constrição Patológica/diagnóstico , Constrição Patológica/etiologia , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Feminino , Humanos , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Fibrose Pulmonar/diagnóstico , Lesão por Inalação de Fumaça/complicações , Lesão por Inalação de Fumaça/diagnóstico , Tuberculose Pulmonar/diagnósticoRESUMO
We describe 2 cases of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) that were found to be caused by the presence of laryngeal masses. Both patients presented with a long-standing history of snoring, gasping for air while sleeping, excessive daytime sleepiness, and morning headaches. In both patients, the lesions were discovered by fiberoptic nasopharyngoscopy. Patient 1, a 46-year-old man, declined surgery, and his lesions (and OSAS) resolved spontaneously in 4 months. Patient 2, a 39-year-old man, did undergo excision of his mass, and he also experienced an alleviation of OSAS.