Uncommon Etiology of Chronic Wheeze

Uncommon Etiology of Chronic Wheeze

Endobronchial tuberculosis (TB) refers to TB infection of the tracheobronchial tree. We report the case of a 62-year-old immunocompetent patient of chronic cough with normal X-ray. She did not have any systemic complaints suggestive of TB. Her diagnosis was made when she underwent bronchoscopy to lo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of respiratory care 2019-01, Vol.8 (1), p.63-65
Hauptverfasser: Jethani, Varuna, Khanduri, Rakhee, Aggarwal, Ankit, Pant, Suchita
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Antitubercular agents
Cough
endobronchial tuberculosis
Endocannabinoids
normal X ray
Tomography
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Zusammenfassung:Endobronchial tuberculosis (TB) refers to TB infection of the tracheobronchial tree. We report the case of a 62-year-old immunocompetent patient of chronic cough with normal X-ray. She did not have any systemic complaints suggestive of TB. Her diagnosis was made when she underwent bronchoscopy to look for any endobronchial cause of cough. It revealed complete caseation in the airways. Microscopically and pathologically, it was confirmed to be tubercular. The patient improved clinically on antitubercular therapy.
ISSN:2277-9019
2321-4899
DOI:10.4103/ijrc.ijrc_37_18