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Endobronchial Tuberculosis : Two Case Reports and Review of the Literature
Joint Authors
Aneja, Anshum
Krishnaswamy, Uma Maheswari
Thyagaraj, Vijayashree
Satya Padmaja, Mantha
Moideen, Riyaz P.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-08-18
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Endobronchial tuberculosis commonly affects young patients and presents as acute or insidious onset cough, wheeze, low grade fever, and constitutional symptoms.
Although endobronchial lesions usually result in sputum positivity for acid fast bacilli (AFB), a false negative sputum or absence of radiological lesions may result in delayed diagnosis.
On the other hand, sputum positivity with presence of signs on chest radiology may lead to consideration of parenchymal TB as the primary diagnosis and the coexistence of endobronchial lesions may be missed until sequelae of the latter ensue.
Besides, in elderly patients, consideration of other differentials like malignancy and pneumonia may lead to misdiagnosis.
Hence, bronchoscopy is essential for confirmation of endobronchial TB.
We hereby report two cases of endobronchial TB which stress the importance of bronchoscopic diagnosis for timely institution of treatment and prevention of permanent sequelae, respectively.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Aneja, Anshum& Krishnaswamy, Uma Maheswari& Thyagaraj, Vijayashree& Moideen, Riyaz P.& Satya Padmaja, Mantha. 2014. Endobronchial Tuberculosis : Two Case Reports and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Aneja, Anshum…[et al.]. Endobronchial Tuberculosis : Two Case Reports and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Aneja, Anshum& Krishnaswamy, Uma Maheswari& Thyagaraj, Vijayashree& Moideen, Riyaz P.& Satya Padmaja, Mantha. Endobronchial Tuberculosis : Two Case Reports and Review of the Literature. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-460239
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-460239