Clinical Recognition of Tuberculosis of the Major Bronchi

Tuberculosis of the Trachea and Major Bronchi * *Read before the Tenth Annual Meeting, American College of Chest Physicians, Chicago, Illinois, June 12, 1944.

“…10 The following report illustrates what is probably the late result of such an occurrence. This has been recognized clinically, and at the autopsy table.…”

“…The use of the bronchoscope and bronchography permitted the study of large series of cases, and, during the past decade, important contributions were made by Eloesser, 3 Riggins, 4 Myerson, 5 Epstein and Ornstein, 6 Samson,7 Barnwell, Littig and Gulp, 8 Warren, Hammond and Tuttle, 9 Cohen and Wessler, 10 Hawkins, 11 and others. Detailed historical reviews have been given by Bugher, Littig, and Gulp, 1 and by Wilber, 2 the references dating as far back as the beginning of the 19th century.…”

Unilateral minihemithorax – A range of diagnosis

“…A tuberculous etiology should always be considered in a country like India, which has a high prevalence of tuberculosis. [7] Any obstruction of the respiratory tract leads to changes in the lung physiology. As the degree of obstruction increases, it leads to the development of a check valve mechanism, which allows the inflow of air but prevents its outflow.…”