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  • Title: Endobronchial tuberculosis. Clinical and bronchoscopic features in 121 cases.
    Author: Lee JH, Park SS, Lee DH, Shin DH, Yang SC, Yoo BM.
    Journal: Chest; 1992 Oct; 102(4):990-4. PubMed ID: 1395814.
    Abstract:
    The clinical and bronchoscopic features of endobronchial tuberculosis in 121 patients were retrospectively investigated. The peak incidence occurred in the second decades, with 3.8 times higher incidence noted in female than in male subjects. A barking cough with sputum was the most common chief complaint in 61.1 percent. Parenchymal infiltration and/or consolidation was the most common roentgenographic finding of the chest in 58.6 percent. Hypertrophy with luminal narrowing was the most common bronchoscopic finding in 43 percent. Bronchoscopically, right upper and right main bronchus were the most frequently involved in 30.5 percent. It was concluded from these data that using fiberoptic bronchoscopy allows not only substantial meaningful assessment of endobronchial tuberculosis but also relieves atelectasis eventually resulting in successful treatment with antituberculosis drugs.
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