Keimyung Med J.  2014 Jun;33(1):53-58. 10.0000/kmj.2014.33.1.53.

A Case of Bronchonodal Fistula by Endobronchial Tuberculosis

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  • 1Departments of Internal Medicine, Pohang Sunlin Hospital, Pohang, Korea. shinsion@hanmaill.net

Abstract

The Bronchial fistula is caused by infection, malignancy, trauma, inflammatory disease and foreign body. The bronchonodal fistula by endobronchial tuberculois is very rare complication. The authors present a 70-year-old man presented with hoarseness and sore throat. This patient diagnosed with endobronchial tuberculosis, which was complicated by bronchonodal fistula by sputum acid fast bacilli stain, bronchoscopy, and chest computed tomography. The patient was treated with antituberculosis therapy for 1 year, and follow up bronchoscopy and radiologic study showed regression of bronchonodal fistula.

Keyword

Bronchial fistula; Tuberculosis

MeSH Terms

Aged
Bronchial Fistula
Bronchoscopy
Fistula*
Follow-Up Studies
Foreign Bodies
Hoarseness
Humans
Pharyngitis
Sputum
Thorax
Tuberculosis*
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