1/44. Endobronchial actinomycosis simulating endobronchial tuberculosis: a case report.We report a case of a 70-year-old woman who presented with mild exertional dyspnea and cough. Fiberoptic bronchoscopic findings revealed an endobronchial polypoid lesion with stenotic bronchus. The lesion was very similar to endobronchial tuberculosis. Histologic examination of the biopsy specimen demonstrated actinomyces infection. There was a clinical response to intravenous penicillin therapy. Primary endobronchial actinomycosis must be considered in the differential diagnosis of an endobronchial lesion, especially endobronchial tuberculosis in korea.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = tuberculosis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
2/44. Endobronchial tuberculosis with expectoration of tracheal cartilages.A case of endotracheal tuberculosis with expectorations of the lateral one-third of the multiple tracheal cartilages is reported. Fibreoptic bronchoscopy revealed caseous materials and loosening of the tracheal cartilages. The patient expectorated cartilaginous material several times before and after fibreoptic bronchoscopy. In spite of the loss of tracheal cartilages, tracheal lumen was maintained with a mild airflow limitation. The remaining two-thirds of the tracheal cartilage rings seemed to be strong enough to support the tracheal lumen opening during the respiratory cycle. Although rare, expectoration of bronchial cartilage can be one of the clinical features of endobronchial tuberculosis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1keywords = tuberculosis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
3/44. Suspected foreign body aspiration in a child with endobronchial tuberculosis.Endobronchial tuberculosis is a form of pulmonary tuberculosis, thought to result from rupture of an infected node through the bronchial wall or from lymphatic spread to the mucosal surface of the bronchial tree. With the presence of multidrug resistant isolates of TB, and its incidence in an increasing number of foreign-born persons immigrating to the US, otolaryngologists must be aware of its often subtle presentation. The following case is an unusual presentation of endobronchial tuberculosis initially diagnosed as an airway foreign body.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.1666666666667keywords = tuberculosis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
4/44. Granulation stenosis caused by a Dumon stent placed for endobronchial tuberculous stenosis.Two patients with cicatric tracheobronchial stenosis caused by tuberculosis who suffered granulation stenosis after placement of a Dumon stent are reported. Dumon stents, which were long enough to cover the stenotic sites, were placed in the trachea and left main bronchus of each patient. granulation tissue grew at both edges of the stent 3 or 4 months after stent placement, which caused restenosis and necessitated removal of the stents. The authors conclude that a Dumon stent for treatment of tracheobronchial stenosis caused by tuberculosis can cause granulation stenosis at the edges of the stent.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.33333333333333keywords = tuberculosis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
5/44. Bronchostenosis due to childhood tuberculosis and manifested as an asymptomatic mass.We report a case of bronchostenosis manifested as an asymptomatic mass on preoperative chest roentgenogram. Bronchoscopic biopsy inadvertently led to drainage of the obstructed bronchus. The various pathogenic origins of bronchostenosis are discussed, with the most likely cause in this case being previous tuberculosis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.83333333333333keywords = tuberculosis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
6/44. Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica.Tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica (TO) is a rare disorder with unknown aetiology. We report one case of TO in a patient with non-Hodgkin pulmonary lymphoma and benign epidermal and trichylemmal cysts on the periorbital region and scalp. To the authors' knowledge, the coincidence of these processes has never been described before. The case was evaluated with conventional X-ray, computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, fibre-optic bronchoscopy with 2 months interval, histopathological evaluation, Tc-99 m MDP bone scintigraphy and microbiological studies including PCR testing of bronchial biopsy and lavage specimens for mycobacterium tuberculosis. Additionally, case reports of TO in the Turkish literature are summarized.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.16666666666667keywords = tuberculosis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
7/44. CT and MRI appearance of a fistula between the right and left main bronchus caused by tracheobronchial tuberculosis.Tuberculosis of the trachea and main bronchi is a relatively rare disease seen predominantly in elderly patients. We present a case of a fistula between the right and left main bronchus owing to tuberculosis. We describe the CT and MRI appearances.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.83333333333333keywords = tuberculosis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
8/44. Asymptomatic atresia of the lobar bronchus of the lung: a case report.A 64-year old woman presented with an asymptomatic occlusion of the intermediate bronchus associated with a peripheral mass occupying the entire middle and lower lobes. As malignancy was suspected, inferior bilobectomy was done. There was a complete atelectasis of both lobes, with massive parenchymal necrosis. Pathological examinations suggested a tuberculous granuloma in the bronchus and parenchyma although tuberculous bacilli were not found. This case was unusual as congenital anomaly, and was suspected as bronchial tuberculosis.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.16666666666667keywords = tuberculosis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
9/44. Primary endobronchial actinomycosis associated with broncholithiasis.Primary endobronchial actinomycosis is an extremely rare disease that presents with endobronchial mass. We report 2 cases of primary endobronchial actinomycosis associated with broncholithiasis. There was no foreign body material, suggesting that these broncholiths were formed endogenously. Even though it is very rare, endobronchial actinomycosis should be included in the differential diagnosis of calcified endobronchial mass, especially when there is no clinical or radiological evidence of a granulomatous infection, such as tuberculosis, and the yellowish materials obstructing the bronchi are seen during bronchoscopy.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 0.16666666666667keywords = tuberculosis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
10/44. Bronchial stenosis due to endobronchial tuberculosis: successful treatment with self-expanding metallic stent.Endobronchial tuberculosis is present in 10-40% of patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis, and more than 90% of the patients with endobronchial tuberculosis have some degree of bronchial stenosis. The primary treatment for tuberculous bronchial stenosis is antituberculous chemotherapy combined with steroids, but some patients do not respond well, and more aggressive treatment is needed to restore the patency of the involved bronchus. Balloon dilatation of tuberculous bronchial stenosis has been reported to be successful. However, in our experience, balloon dilatation of the stenotic segment has not significantly improved patients' clinical symptoms except in those with very short segmental stenosis. We describe a case of tuberculous bronchial stenosis that was successfully treated with Gianturco self-expanding metallic stents.- - - - - - - - - - ranking = 1.1666666666667keywords = tuberculosis (Clic here for more details about this article) |
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