[A case of endobronchial tuberculosis complicated with atelectasis of right upper lobe]

Kekkaku. 1994 Jul;69(7):491-5.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A case of endobronchial tuberculosis complicated with atelectasis of upper lobe of the right lung is reported. A 79-years old female was admitted to our hospital for rehabilitation of her Parkinsonisms. On admission, her chest X-ray photo showed atelectasis of right upper lobe. A nodule of a broad-bean size was observed at the orifice of the right upper bronchus by a bronchofiberscopic examination and it was considered as the cause of the atelectasis. Histological examination of a specimen obtained by transbronchial biopsy of this nodule showed epithelioid granuloma. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was isolated from a bronchial washing after 4-weeks cultivation. Anti-tuberculous treatment with INH, RFP and EB was started on January 1992 and, consequently, her chest X-ray findings showed remarkable improvement. Bronchofiberscopic examination in January 1993 showed a marked reduction in the size of the nodule, and the atelectactic shadow had disappeared and just a residual scar was observed on her chest X-ray photo in June 1993.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Bronchi / pathology
  • Bronchography
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Pulmonary Atelectasis / etiology*
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / complications*
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / pathology