ABSTRACT
We analyse our own experience of a rare tuberculosis presentation that we call pseudotumoral bronchial tuberculosis. 9 cases were studied, which due to radiological, endoscopic and clinical features, a diagnosis of bronchogenic carcinoma was made. The median age was 63.7 years, 7 were male and 2 were female. The hilar or mediastinic radiological pattern was frequent. The bacterial diagnosis was made through the study of the samples obtained by bronchoscopy, except in 2 cases which were diagnosed through post-bronchoscopy sputum examination. The bronchial biopsy showed the typical necrotic granulomas of tuberculosis in only one case. Supported by the bad evolution of our patients treated without steroids, the possible efficacy of early use of steroid is suggested to avoid the most important sequelae, bronchial stenosis.
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/diagnosis , Adult , Aged , Aged, 80 and over , Carcinoma, Bronchogenic/diagnosis , Diagnosis, Differential , Female , Humans , Lung Neoplasms/diagnosis , Male , Middle Aged , Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/pathologyABSTRACT
We report our experience in 8 patients with osteochondroplastic tracheopathy and consider the importance of its diagnosis y biopsy in order to confirm histology and if possible etiology, because specific treatment could change the course of the disease. Methods such as radiology, CT-scan, respiratory function tests only give diagnostic suspicion, which is a previous step before confirmation by bronchoscopy with biopsy. To date, with the exception of a few cases, the diagnosis is made by necropsy. Thus, this justifies our emphasis in the diagnosis of this rare disease when it is suspected in living patients.
