Flexible Bronchoscopic Observation of Bronchial Tuberculosis |
Dong Hoo Lee1, Heon Kil Rhim1, Myung Gon Kim1, Kang Sueck Kim1, Tai Yu Chung1, Jung Hee Lee1, Choon Won Kim2 |
1Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea 2Department of Clinical pathology, School of Medicine Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea |
Flexible Bronchoscope에 의한 기관지결핵의 관찰 |
이동후1, 임헌길1, 김명곤1, 김강석1, 정태유1, 이정희1, 김춘원2 |
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Abstract |
It is difficult to determine the source of bronchial stenosis unless bronchofiberscopic trials are indebteed. We are aware of certain cases of atelectasis regarded as a complication of bronchogenic malignancy which were disclosed lately as bronchial tuberculosis by the flexible bronchoscopic approach. Majority of the patients were female aging boyond 50 years. Right upper lobe bronchus was involved most frequently.
Flexible bronchoscopic pictures of tuberculous lesions showed mucosal swelling or edema,
redness, erosion, ulceration, hypertrophy with narrowing of lumen and cicatricial stenosis due to whitish pseudomembrane.
Here, we illustrated 5 interesting cases of bronchial tuberculosis and reviewed the literatures. |
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