Man has ‘dozens of tiny teeth’ growing in his throat
- The man, in China, was shocked to discover tooth-like growths in his throat
- Doctors said the rare condition was benign, but there was no absolute cure
- The nodules can trigger constant coughing and blood in mucus
Tiffany Lo For Mailonline
View
comments
A man in eastern China was shocked to discover dozens of tooth-like growths inside his throat after suffering from shortness of breath.
Doctors in Jiangsu Province found hard nodular objects in the shape of tiny teeth along the patient’s airway during a check-up.
The condition, known as Tracheobroncheopathia Osteochondroplastica (TO), is extremely rare as there have been less than 400 cases reported worldwide.
A man was diagnosed with a rare condition that led to the growth of nodules in his airway
According to Kan Kan News, Mr Zhang, who had been working away from home, started to have difficulties in breathing about half a year ago.
Dr Zhu Xiangping, from Jiangsu Subei People’s Hospital, conducted a biopsy for Mr Zhang and found an accumulation of bony and cartilaginous nodules in his trachea.
-
Chinese police order Muslims to hand in all copies of the…
Baby boy has an arrowhead lodged in his CHEEK after being…
Boy, eight, is trapped in an eight-inch-wide gap between two…
Double take: Chinese businessman turns his factory into a…
‘The nodules appeared in white and looked like tiny tooth. They were so hard that they could not be removed,’ said Dr Zhu.
Dr Zhu confirmed to the reporter that Mr Zhang had Tracheobroncheopathia Osteochondroplastica (TO).
The disease was first found by Samuel Wilks, a British physician, in 1857, stated the British Journal of Anaesthesia.
Doctor diagnosed Mr Zhang with Tracheobroncheopathia Osteochondroplastica after a biopsy
Mr Zhang’s airway was covered with tiny tooth-like nodules that cannot be removed
Dr Zhu, pictured, said there were less than 400 cases of this benign disease around the world
The cause of the disease remains unknown to date, but a case report in the US was said to be related to skin cancer.
Dr Zhu said the lumps were benign.
He also said there were less than 10 cases of Tracheobroncheopathia Osteochondroplastica in China, and less than 400 cases around the world.
The bony nodules grew along the patient’s airway up to 10 millimetres (0.39 inches), triggering coughs and blood in mucus.
As the number of nodules increased, the patient will also suffer shortness of breath.
Dr Zhu stated there were only temporary methods to cure Mr Zhang’s disease.
‘Laser therapy, airway stenting or the use of soft tissue ablation techniques can only relieve the symptoms, but the condition cannot be totally cured,’ said Dr Zhu.
Share or comment on this article
- Playboy founder Hugh Hefner dies of natural causes aged…
- Hugh Hefner’s wife Crystal Harris, 31, ‘will inherit…
- Fury as Trump mocks cancer-stricken John McCain’s…
- BREAKING NEWS: Scandal-hit England cricketer Ben Stokes…
- ‘Momentary IT glitch’ lasting just 15 MINUTES is blamed…
- Canadian model, 24, loses sight in one eye after tattoo…
- Lady Lucan, prisoner of a macabre past she refused to…
- ‘I miss him every day’: Lyle Menendez reveals he has not…
- ‘I spent so much of my life looking for love in all the…
- EXCLUSIVE: ‘I wasn’t sacked… I quit!’: ‘Axed’ British…
- BREAKING NEWS: Beijing orders North Korean businesses in…
- Trump warns NFL owners that ‘their business is going to…
- Italian fitness instructor, 40, fed up of waiting for Mr…
- Horror at Yosemite: One dead and one injured after rocks…
- Ferrari-driving rogue locksmith whose rip-offs were…
- More than 120,000 people flee smoking volcano in Bali as…
- Ryanair passenger is caught on camera ‘performing a sex…
- ‘Megyn Kelly is an a**’: NBC star under fire for…
Comments 0
Share what you think
No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts,
or debate this issue live on our message boards.
Close
Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual.
Close
Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual
We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook.
You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.