TY - JOUR
T1 - Fistula formation between the right and left main bronchus caused by endobronchial tuberculosis
AU - Nemati, Alireza
AU - Safavi, Enayat
AU - GhasemiEsfe, Mehrnaz
AU - Anaraki, Mohammadreza Zahedpour
AU - Firoozbakhsh, Shahram
AU - Khalilzadeh, Omid
AU - Anvari, Mehdi
PY - 2012/4
Y1 - 2012/4
N2 - The prevalence of endobronchial tuberculosis (EBTB) in patients with active tuberculosis is about 10% to 40%. The most common complication of EBTB is bronchial stenosis. Fistula formation by pulmonary tuberculosis is a very rare complication and is most commonly bronchopleural. The authors present a 53-year-old woman presented with chronic cough and abnormality in chest computed tomography scan. According to chest computed tomography scan finding, bronchoscopic study was done and bronchial lavage was obtained. Bronchial lavage was positive for acid fast bacilli. Bronchoscopy showed fistula formation between the right and left main bronchus, a rare manifestation of EBTB. The patient was treated with antituberculosis therapy, and her symptoms improved and radiological findings showed regression of pulmonary lesions.
AB - The prevalence of endobronchial tuberculosis (EBTB) in patients with active tuberculosis is about 10% to 40%. The most common complication of EBTB is bronchial stenosis. Fistula formation by pulmonary tuberculosis is a very rare complication and is most commonly bronchopleural. The authors present a 53-year-old woman presented with chronic cough and abnormality in chest computed tomography scan. According to chest computed tomography scan finding, bronchoscopic study was done and bronchial lavage was obtained. Bronchial lavage was positive for acid fast bacilli. Bronchoscopy showed fistula formation between the right and left main bronchus, a rare manifestation of EBTB. The patient was treated with antituberculosis therapy, and her symptoms improved and radiological findings showed regression of pulmonary lesions.
KW - Bronchoscopy
KW - Chronic cough
KW - Tuberculosis
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U2 - 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31823e612a
DO - 10.1097/MAJ.0b013e31823e612a
M3 - Article
C2 - 22227512
AN - SCOPUS:84859103399
SN - 0002-9629
VL - 343
SP - 330
EP - 331
JO - American Journal of the Medical Sciences
JF - American Journal of the Medical Sciences
IS - 4
ER -