Endobronchial Tuberculosis and Bronchostenosis: A Rare Case of Bronchial Occlusion in a Patient With History of Tuberculosis
Matthew Jenson, William A Forshee, Rebekah M Padilla, Gregory Wynn
Cureus · 2021-01
Abstract
Pulmonary tuberculosis is common worldwide, and many of these patients develop endobronchial tuberculosis (EBTB). Bronchostenosis is a known complication of EBTB though most patients with endobronchial stenosis do not develop severe bronchostenosis or occlusion. We present a rare case of a patient with a right upper lobe bronchus occlusion and a history of tuberculosis.
MeSH terms
- Medicine
- Tuberculosis
- Bronchus
- Occlusion
- Complication
- Stenosis
- History of tuberculosis
- Surgery
- Radiology
- Pulmonary tuberculosis
- Bronchoscopy
- Right Main Bronchus