Endobronchial tuberculosis presenting as tumorous mass

Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci. 2007 Jan-Mar;49(1):45-7.

Abstract

We report a case of an 18-year-old boy presenting with features of right middle lobe collapse. On bronchoscopy, a tumorous type of endobronchial tuberculosis was found to be obstructing the lumen of the right middle lobe bronchus. On treatment with anti-tuberculous drugs the growth resolved significantly within three months. The patient, however, developed mild stenosis of the airway.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Bronchial Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Bronchial Diseases / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis*