Open AccessAsymptomatic endobronchial tuberculosis represented as a solitary airway stenosis without tree‐in‐bud appearance on computed tomography
Author(s) -
Toyoshima Hirokazu,
Tanigawa Motoaki
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.4742
Subject(s) - medicine , airway , asymptomatic , bronchoscopy , stenosis , computed tomography , radiology , tuberculosis , computed tomographic , surgery , pathology
Bronchoscopy is a crucial tool for diagnosing endobronchial tuberculosis in patients with airway stenosis. Early diagnosis and treatment may reduce airway sequelae and prevent the spread of infection.