Endobronchial Tuberculosis and Bronchostenosis: A Rare Case of Bronchial Occlusion in a Patient With History of Tuberculosis

Pulmonary tuberculosis is common worldwide, and many of these patients develop endobronchial tuberculosis (EBTB). Bronchostenosis is a known complication of EBTB though most patients with endobronchial stenosis do not develop severe bronchostenosis or occlusion. We present a rare case of a patient w...

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Autores principales: Jenson, Matthew, Forshee, William A, Padilla, Rebekah M, Wynn, Gregory
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
Materias:
Radiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7883571/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33614322
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12717
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Sumario:Pulmonary tuberculosis is common worldwide, and many of these patients develop endobronchial tuberculosis (EBTB). Bronchostenosis is a known complication of EBTB though most patients with endobronchial stenosis do not develop severe bronchostenosis or occlusion. We present a rare case of a patient with a right upper lobe bronchus occlusion and a history of tuberculosis.

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