CT Findings of Endobronchial Tuberculosis (EBTB) in Adults: Comparison with Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy(FOB)
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
; : 63-68, 1996.
Article
in Korean
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-158682
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To evaluate the CT findings of histologically confirmed endobrnchial tuberculosis(EBTB) and to access their diagnostic value by comparing with the bronchoscopic findings. MATERIALS ANDMETHOD:
We evaluated retrospectively the CT findings of 25 patients(male female=5 20) with EBTB, and classified them into 3 types by their characteristic features, which are compared with the brochoscopic findings. The 3 types of CT features were as follows ; type 1 central mass-like lesion with coarse calcific spots associated with atelectasis, type 2 caseous pneumonia with air-bronchogram associated with atelecatasis, type 3 irregularly distorted and narrowed bronchovascular changes.RESULTS:
Comparing the characteristic CT findings with the bronchoscopic findings, they were as follows ; type 1 showed completely occluded lumen by caseous or scar-like tissue with severely swollenmucosa, type 2 showed very thick tenacious mucous plug with anthracotic pigmentation of mucosa, type 3 showed chronic inflammatory change of mucosa with severely deviated or septated bronchial lumen by out-growing caseousgranulation tissue. A tracheal tuberculosis without parenchymal lesion was noted and the bronchoscopy showed caseous materials along the tracheal lumen to the carinal level.CONCLUSION:
The characteristic CT findings ofthe bronchial wall and the changes of the adjacent tissues are related to the tracheobronchial tuberculous involvement. CT is useful for diagnosis of the endobronchial tuberculosis.
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Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Neglected Diseases
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Tuberculosis
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Pulmonary Atelectasis
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Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
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Bronchoscopy
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Pigmentation
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Diagnosis
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Mucous Membrane
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Adult
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Humans
Language:
Korean
Journal:
Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
Year:
1996
Document type:
Article