Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica in a patient with a recent HIV infection

Traqueobroncopatía osteocondroplástica en un paciente con diagnóstico reciente de infección por el virus de la inmunodeficiencia humana

Osteochondroplastic tracheobronchopathy is a rare condition of unknown cause. It is characterized by the presence of calcified nodules that project into the lumen of the trachobronchial tree; it is also a cause of chronic cough. Diagnosis is made by documenting its typical lesions via bronchoscopy.
It is a benign condition that does not usually require specific treatment; however, in some cases it may cause obstruction of the airway, requiring endoscopic or surgical ablation. We reportthe  of a patient recently diagnosed with human immunodeficiency virus infection in whom the lesions typical of osteochonroplastic tracheobronchopathy were found during the investigation of respiratory symptoms.