Cytologic Examination of Bronchial Secretion an Tuberculosis and Bronchial Tuberculosis

Bronchial Asthma and Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Bronchial asthma and pulmonary tuberculosis In this series there were 91 cases of asthma and among them 15 patients (16.5 per cent) developed tuberculosis. Of these 15 cases, 13 had rr-ray examinations which showed unilateral disease in 6, and bilateral in 7. The lesions were mostly exudative; one had breakdown and another definite cavities. The sputum was positive in 9 cases, negative in 5, an...

Bronchial Carcinoma Simulating Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Endobronchial tuberculosis simulating bronchial asthma.

A 23 years old female medical student presented to the Aga Khan Hospital with three months history of cough; sputum and weight loss. Physical examination at that time revealed bilateral wheeze and PEFR was reduced to 60% of predictive value. Chest X-ray PA and lateral views were normal. A diagnosis of bronchial asthma was made and patient was started on inhaled B2 agonist. Her cough slightly im...

Occurrence of Bronchial Adenoma and Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Only a few years ago bronchial adenoma was considered a rare tumor. Recently, however, an increasing number of reports have been published of this neoplasm. On the basis of their experience Lindskog and Liebow3 hold that bronchial adenomata comprise 4 to 5 per cent of all pulmonary neoplasms. An adenoma originating in the bronchial wall gives rise to symptoms of obstruction, infection and haemo...

Relationship between bronchial anthracofibrosis and endobronchial tuberculosis

BACKGROUND/AIMS Various pulmonary diseases may be associated with bronchial anthracofibrosis (BAF). Our aim was to identify a relationship between BAF and endobronchial tuberculosis (EBTB). METHODS In total, 156 patients, diagnosed with EBTB using bronchoscopy, between June 1999 and May 2008, were included. Clinical and bronchoscopic findings between patients with BAF (n = 72, BAF group) and ...