Disease Presentation

Endobronchial TB Presents as Foreign Body Aspiration

Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, February 26th, 1996

Researchers from the United Kingdom report the case of a young boy with endobronchial tuberculosis masquerading as foreign body aspiration.

"The presentation of endobronchial tuberculosis (ETB) is usually similar to that of its parenchymatous counterpart but several cases have been described where the presenting features have been those of a bronchial neoplasm," researcher Graeme Weiner and colleagues wrote ("Endobronchial Tuberculosis Masquerading as Foreign Body Aspiration," The Journal of Laryngology and Otology, December 1995;109:1192-1194).

"There are two previous reports of children with ETB presenting with obstructive emphysema presumed to be...

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