PMID: 2113316Jun 1, 1990Paper

Endobronchial tuberculosis manifested as obstructive airway disease in a 4-month-old infant

Southern Medical Journal
F Abdulla, K A Dietrich

Abstract

Tuberculosis is becoming a more prominent pediatric disease, but there are few recent reports of endobronchial involvement. We have presented the case of a 4-month-old infant with symptomatic obstructive airway disease due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Endobronchial tuberculosis usually follows 2 to 3 months of antituberculous therapy. This case is especially unusual because the endobronchial disease developed before diagnosis or therapy. Endobronchial tuberculosis should be considered in any patient with symptoms or roentgenographic findings of obstructive airway disease. Bronchoscopy is the best technique for diagnosis and follow-up of endobronchial tuberculosis.

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Jun 23, 2000·International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology·A H ParkM Challapalli
Jul 31, 2008·The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal·Erkan CakirElif Dagli
May 1, 1994·Chest·M A Judson, S A Sahn
Dec 1, 1993·Clinical Pediatrics·A C ArrietaC Muchnick

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