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Tracheobronchial tuberculous ulceration. Report of 2 cases
Y Breysem1, P Van Den Brande, J Bockaert
1Clinic of Lung Diseases, University Hospital, Lubbeek, Belgium.
Acta Clinica Belgica
|January 1, 1990
Abstract:
We describe two cases of tracheobronchial tuberculous ulcerations, without radiological signs of active pulmonary tuberculosis, and with cough as main complaint. Diagnosis was obtained by fiberoptic bronchial endoscopy and subsequent demonstration of Acid Fast Bacilli in biopsy specimen, bronchial aspiration fluid and sputum. A diagnostic fiberoptic bronchoscopy should be performed in persisting cough, even with normal chest X-ray.