Role of Flexible Fiberoptic Bronchoscopy in the Diagnosis of Childhood Endobronchial Tuberculosis / 소아알레르기및호흡기학회지

ABSTRACT

Endobrochial tuberculosis which may result in stenosis of the bronchus, is a rare complication of pulmonary tuberculosis in children. We recently treated three children with endobronchial tuberculosis which presented different clinical manifestations and different response to the treatments. Endoscopic examinations revealed bronchial masses, in which biopsy and polymerase chain reaction(PCR) were consistent with endobronchial tuberculosis. We reviewed the presentation and treatment of endobronchial tuberculosis in 3 children.