Cordovilla Rosa, Jiménez-Massa Ana
Universitary Hospital of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain.
J Bronchology Interv Pulmonol. 2009 Apr;16(2):121-3. doi: 10.1097/LBR.0b013e3181a13768.
Endobronchial tuberculosis is a rare occurrence in the developed countries. The diagnosis is often delayed due to its nonspecific presentation and paucity of radiographic findings. The condition is often misdiagnosed as either bronchial asthma or lung cancer. The delay in the diagnosis often leads to airway stenosis and requires therapeutic bronchoscopy. Here we present 2 cases of endobronchial tuberculosis to illustrate our point.
支气管内膜结核在发达国家较为罕见。由于其临床表现不具特异性且影像学表现较少,诊断往往会延迟。该病症常被误诊为支气管哮喘或肺癌。诊断延迟通常会导致气道狭窄,需要进行治疗性支气管镜检查。在此,我们展示2例支气管内膜结核病例以阐明我们的观点。