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. 2015 Sep-Oct;32(5):508-10.
doi: 10.4103/0970-2113.164169.

Endobronchial tuberculosis mimicking malignancy

Shahid M Patel  1 , Aparna Iyer  1 , T K Jayalakshmi  1 , Girija Nair  1
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Endobronchial tuberculosis mimicking malignancy

Shahid M Patel et al. Lung India. 2015 Sep-Oct.

Abstract

Endobronchial tuberculosis has a very varied presentation. Diagnosis is often very challenging as typical radiological features are absent and sputum smear for acid-fast bacilli is often negative. However, detection is essential as it may lead to long-term sequelae such as bronchial stenosis. Bronchoscopy is a very useful investigation in such cases. Our case is a rare manifestation of endobronchial tuberculosis as it mimicked malignancy.

Keywords: Bronchoscopy in TB; endobronchial TB; tuberculosis.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Chest X-ray showing Right UL consolidation with air-bronchogram
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) CT showing 4-8-mm nodules suggestive of endobronchial spread in right UL (b) CT showing collapse of right UL with endobronchial obstruction. Bronchial cut-off sign noted in right UL
Figure 3
Figure 3
(a) Bronchoscopy showing complete occlusion of right UL opening with whitish tumor like granulation tissue (b) Bronchoscopy showing complete occlusion of right UL opening with whitish tumor like granulation tissue
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Figure 4
(a) Cxr after 1 month of treatment (b) Cxr after 5 months of treatment
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