Volume : IV, Issue : VIII, August - 2015

Endobronchial tuberculosis: Case report of a diagnostic challenge

Pinar Cimen, Mehmet Unlu, Emre Oner,

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Endoonchial tuberculosis (EBTB) is defined as tuberculous infection of the tracheoonchial tree. EBTB is difficult to diagnose because the lesion is not always evident in the chest radiograph and the disease may have insidious onset simulating chronic respiratory disorders such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This report describes a case of EBTB which was misdiagnosed as COPD with frequent exacerbations.For early diagnosis, a high index of awareness of this disease is required and the onchoscopy should be performed as soon as possible in suspected patients.

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Pinar CIMEN, Mehmet UNLU, Emre ONER, Endobronchial Tuberculosis: Case Report of A Diagnostic Challenge International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 8 August 2015

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