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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-8-18
pubmed:abstractText
Clinical and bronchoscopic features of endobronchial tuberculosis were retrospectively investigated in 24 patients. A barking cough was the most frequent chief complaint in 50% of patients. The typical apico-subclavian localization of pulmonary tuberculosis in adults was found in only 50% of patients; in one patient the lung fields were clear. Bronchoscopic features consisted of exudative lesions in 38% of cases, ulcerative lesions in 25%, granulomatous lesions in 25%, and ulcerative-granulomatous tumour-like lesions in 12%. In 12% of patients, a residual fibrotic stenosis was seen. It was concluded from our data that patients whose cough is barking and resistant to antitussive agents should be evaluated for endobronchial tuberculosis, and, therefore, the use of fibreoptic bronchoscopy is mandatory. We also conclude that diagnosis of endobronchial tuberculosis demands the use of corticosteroid therapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
1122-0643
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
50
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
89-92
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:7613553-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:7613553-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7613553-Bronchial Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:7613553-Bronchoscopy, pubmed-meshheading:7613553-Constriction, Pathologic, pubmed-meshheading:7613553-Cough, pubmed-meshheading:7613553-Exudates and Transudates, pubmed-meshheading:7613553-Female, pubmed-meshheading:7613553-Fiber Optic Technology, pubmed-meshheading:7613553-Fibrosis, pubmed-meshheading:7613553-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:7613553-Male, pubmed-meshheading:7613553-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:7613553-Mycobacterium tuberculosis, pubmed-meshheading:7613553-Prednisone, pubmed-meshheading:7613553-Retrospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:7613553-Sputum, pubmed-meshheading:7613553-Tuberculin Test, pubmed-meshheading:7613553-Tuberculoma, pubmed-meshheading:7613553-Tuberculosis, Pulmonary, pubmed-meshheading:7613553-Ulcer
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Clinical and bronchoscopic features of endobronchial tuberculosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Pneumology, University of Verona, Ospedale Maggiore di Borgo Trento, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article