Endobronchial Polyposis Secondary to Thermal Inhalational Injury

Inflammatory bronchial polyps associated with asthma: resolution with inhaled corticosteroid

“…surgical resection, bronchoscopic excision, removal of foreign body, and medication with antibiotics. Effectiveness of systemic [4,7] or systemic plus inhaled corticosteroids [2,3,5] are also described. SMITH [8] found an IBP in a fireman chronically exposed to smoke.…”

“…Inflammatory bronchial polyps (IBP) may follow various conditions, such as chronic bronchial infection [1], aspiration of foreign bodies [2,3], and inhalation injury [4,5]. We experienced a rare case of IBP associated with asthma [6,7], which totally disappeared after one year of inhaled beclomethasone dipropionate.…”

Inflammatory Endotracheal Polyp Resolved after Antibiotic Treatment

“…Bronchoscopic excision has proved successful for treating cases of polyp or polyposis by foreign bodies [3,9], Three cases of inflammatory polyps were resolved by ste roid therapy; these were associated with foreign bodies [4], chronic smoke injury [10] and asthma [II]. Endobron chial polyposis secondary to thermal inhalation injury was improved by a combination of antibiotics and steroids [2]. There have been very few reports on inflammatory polyps treated by antibiotics only [12].…”

“…Inflammatory endotracheobronchial polyps arc rarely encountered lesions which arise in chronically inflamed bronchial mucosa [1], They are thought to be caused by some sort of irritation, bacterial infection [1,2], foreign bodies [3,4], inhalation of hot and corrosive gases [2,5], or broncholithiasis [3]. We report a case of asymptomatic en dotracheal polyp without any of these presumed etiolo gies.…”

Tracheobronchial Polyps Following Thermal Inhalation Injury

“…The early pulmonary consequences of inhalation injury are well documented; however, little is known about delayed pulmonary complications following thermal inhalation injury. Although thermal injury below the vocal cords is rare because of effective heat dissipation in the upper airway2, inflammatory endobronchial polyps have previously been reported as a delayed complication associated with acute thermal injury3,4 or chronic smoke inhalation5. We report an additional case in which the lesions were studied histologically and regularly observed for six months.…”