Open AccessUtility of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration in HIV-infected patients with undiagnosed intrathoracic lymphadenopathy
Author(s) -
Kuruswamy Thurai Prasad,
Valliappan Muthu,
Inderpaul Singh Sehgal,
Sahajal Dhooria,
Aman Sharma,
Nalini Gupta,
Ritesh Agarwal
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
lung india
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.457
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 0974-598X
pISSN - 0970-2113
DOI - 10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_480_17
Subject(s) - medicine , endobronchial ultrasound , radiology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , mediastinal lymphadenopathy , endoscopic ultrasound , fine needle aspiration , bronchoscopy , computed tomography , virology , biopsy
Intrathoracic lymphadenopathy is a common problem in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV). There is, however, limited literature on the utility of endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) in these patients. Herein, we describe our experience with EBUS-TBNA in PLHIV.