Endobronchial tuberculosis: histopathological subsets and microbiological results


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Ozkaya S., Bilgin S., Findik S., Kok H. C., Yuksel C., Atici A. G.

MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESPIRATORY MEDICINE, vol.7, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

Abstract

Background: Endobronchial tuberculosis (EBTB) is defined as a tuberculous infection of the tracheobronchial tree with microbial and histopathological evidence, with or without parenchymal involvement. Bronchoscopic appearances of EBTB have been divided into seven subtypes: actively caseating, edematous-hyperemic, fibrostenotic, tumorous, granular, ulcerative, and nonspecific bronchitic. However, information for establishing a definite microbiological diagnosis in each of these categories is lacking. We aimed to present bronchoscopic appearances and percentages for the EBTB subtypes and to compare bronchoscopic appearances with microbiological positivity in bronchial lavage fluid.