Bronchorrhea. A presenting feature of active endobronchial tuberculosis

Abstract

A 32-year-old woman presented with a one-month history of bronchorrhea (500 ml daily). She had normal findings on chest roentgenogram, and negative results for malignant cells and acid-fast bacilli in the sputum. Fiberoptic bronchoscopic examination, however, showed subtotal obliteration of left main bronchus due to active tuberculosis. The protean manifestations of endobronchial tuberculosis and its association with bronchorrhea are stressed.