[Clinical and X-ray manifestations of pulmonary tuberculosis predominantly involving bronchi]

In 15.8% of the patients with pulmonary tuberculosis who had been admitted to the Clinic, the bronchial tree was the leading site of an infectious process. Complicated bronchial tuberculosis involving other structures of the organ was revealed in nearly all cases, which led to its misinterpretation as focal, infiltrative, cirrhotic tuberculosis and pulmonary tuberculoma. The understanding of clinical and X-ray variants of its course, and the physician's skills in using-X-ray anatomic and clinical and bronchological findings are useful in correctly diagnosing bronchial tuberculosis.