Tuberc Respir Dis.  1989 Sep;36(3):246-251. 10.4046/trd.1989.36.3.246.

Clinical Study on 28 Cases of Endobronchial Tuberculosis

• KMID: 2528547
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1989.36.3.246

Abstract

A clinical study was done on 28 patients confirmed as endobronchial tuberculosis, who have visited the department of Internal Medicine, Wallace Memorial Baptist Hospital during January 1986 to November 1988. The peak incidence was in the third decade and male to female ratio was 1:2.1. The most common symptom was cough (78.6%) and dyspnea, chest discomfort, fever and hemoptysis were presenting symptoms in order of their frequency. In auscultatory findings, decreased breath sound was most common (32 .1%) and followed by rale and wheezing. In chest x.ray, atelectasis was observed in 50%. Bronchoscopy showed stenosis in 46.4% and inflammation and/ or necrosis in 42.9%. Among 28 endobronchial Tbc, biopsy was performed in 25 cases and chronic granulomatous inflammation was 52%. Therapy with antituberculosis drug plus steroid was performed in 3 cases, among which 1 case showed obvious clinical and radiological improvement. At presentation, 2 cases had already severe bronchial stenosis with atelectasis, and pneumonectomy was performed.