Keimyung Med J.
2014 Jun;33(1):53-58. 10.0000/kmj.2014.33.1.53.
A Case of Bronchonodal Fistula by Endobronchial Tuberculosis
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- 1Departments of Internal Medicine, Pohang Sunlin Hospital, Pohang, Korea. shinsion@hanmaill.net
- KMID: 2224202
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.0000/kmj.2014.33.1.53
Abstract
- The Bronchial fistula is caused by infection, malignancy, trauma, inflammatory disease and foreign body. The bronchonodal fistula by endobronchial tuberculois is very rare complication. The authors present a 70-year-old man presented with hoarseness and sore throat. This patient diagnosed with endobronchial tuberculosis, which was complicated by bronchonodal fistula by sputum acid fast bacilli stain, bronchoscopy, and chest computed tomography. The patient was treated with antituberculosis therapy for 1 year, and follow up bronchoscopy and radiologic study showed regression of bronchonodal fistula.
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