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Mittal S, Mohan A, Madan K, Hadda V, Guleria R. Tracheal tumorous tuberculosis. THE NATIONAL MEDICAL JOURNAL OF INDIA 2023; 36:133. [PMID: 38692591 DOI: 10.25259/nmji_276_22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2024]
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- Saurabh Mittal
- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Ansari Nagar, New Delhi, India
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Endobronchial Tuberculosis Mimicking Asthma. Tuberc Res Treat 2015; 2015:781842. [PMID: 26798513 PMCID: PMC4699070 DOI: 10.1155/2015/781842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2015] [Revised: 12/01/2015] [Accepted: 12/07/2015] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Endobronchial tuberculosis (EBTB) is defined as tuberculosis infection of the tracheobronchial tree with microbial and histopathological evidence. The clinical symptoms of the diseases are nonspecific. Chronic cough is the major symptom of the disease. The diagnosis is often delayed due to its nonspecific presentation and misdiagnosed as bronchial asthma. This case is presented to recall the notion that the endobronchial tuberculosis can mimic asthma and the importance of bronchoscopic evaluation in a patient with chronic cough and treatment resistant asthma.
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An J, Yang HP, Hu CP, Cao LM, Zhou YF, Xiao QM, Pan PH, Luo BL, Meng J, Zheng ZY, Su XL, Li YY. Multinodule abnormalities of the tracheobronchus: bronchoscopy findings and clinical diagnosis. CLINICAL RESPIRATORY JOURNAL 2015; 11:440-447. [PMID: 26260022 DOI: 10.1111/crj.12356] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2014] [Revised: 06/14/2015] [Accepted: 08/03/2015] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Bronchoscopy is an important method for diagnosing respiratory disease. Multiple tracheobronchial nodules are rarely reported and their causes remain unclear. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to describe the clinical characteristics of multiple nodule tracheobronchial abnormalities found under bronchoscopy caused by different diseases. METHODS Eighty-seven patients with multiple tracheobronchial nodules were enrolled in this study. The characteristics of the multinodule lesions and the patient were diagnosed based on the pathology findings in our hospital. Chest computed tomography images were retrospectively reviewed by pulmonologists and radiologist. RESULTS In 55 patients with definite pathological diagnosis, 16 (29%) patients were diagnosed as tuberculosis (TB) granuloma; 23 (41.8%) cases were diagnosed as malignant disease; 12 (21.8%) cases were diagnosed as tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica; 2 (3.6%) cases were diagnosed as sarcoidosis; and one case (1.8%) was diagnosed as lymphoma and one case (1.8%) as fungal infection. There were 32 cases of chronic inflammation. There was no relationship between nodule distribution and the pathological diagnosis. Malignant nodules usually smaller with a pale outlook, while nodules with larger size and smooth and intact mucosa usually turn out to be granuloma of unknown reason. CONCLUSION The major causes of mutinodule lesions observed using bronchoscopy are tumor and TB. The presence of multiple endotracheobronchial nodules suggest that pulmonary lesion is present, and biopsy should be performed. Malignant nodules can be diagnosed by appearance and biopsy. Pathology results of TB, sarcoidosis and fungal infection can turn out to be granuloma of unknown reason. Further diagnosis needs other clinical materials.
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- Jian An
- Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine (Key cite of National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease), Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan province, China
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- Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine (Key cite of National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease), Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan province, China
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- Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine (Key cite of National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease), Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan province, China
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- Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine (Key cite of National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease), Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan province, China
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- Department of Radiology, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan province, China
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- Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine (Key cite of National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease), Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan province, China
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- Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine (Key cite of National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease), Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan province, China
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- Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine (Key cite of National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease), Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan province, China
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- Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine (Key cite of National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease), Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan province, China
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- Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine (Key cite of National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease), Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan province, China
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- Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine (Key cite of National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease), Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan province, China
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- Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine (Key cite of National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease), Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan province, China
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Casali L, Crapa ME. Endobronchial Tubercolosis: a peculiar feature of TB often underdiagnosed. Multidiscip Respir Med 2012; 7:35. [PMID: 23088226 PMCID: PMC3529703 DOI: 10.1186/2049-6958-7-35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2012] [Accepted: 10/18/2012] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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- Lucio Casali
- Respiratory Diseases, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy.
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