Endobronchial Tubercuclosis Presenting as a Bronchocele

Singh, Hariqbal; Jetley, RK; Maurya, Vinay; Saini, Manish Kumar

doi:10.1016/s0377-1237(01)80099-x

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“…Bronchial stenosis can lead to the accumulation of mucus distal to the obstruction. Infections like tuberculosis especially endobronchial form is a common cause of bronchostenosis in countries like India and can lead to bronchocele formation distal to the stenosis [24], [25]. The collection of mucus itself can mimic malignancy and bronchoscopy is an investigation of choice to confirm stenosis [26].…”

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Bronchocele, a common but underrecognized condition: a systematic review

Kakarla

2022

Monaldi Arch Chest Dis

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Bronchocele is an abnormal accumulation of mucus often with associated bronchial dilatation. It can be due to either increased production or impaired drainage of mucus in the airways. Diseases like chronic bronchitis, bronchial asthma, bronchiectasis are characterized by high mucus production and other atypical conditions are bronchorrhea and plastic bronchitis with different physical characteristics and compositions of mucus. Improper drainage can lead to bronchocele formation due to underlying benign, malignant tumours or bronchial stenosis. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) has a peculiar appearance with high attenuated mucus (HAM) in imaging. Careful evaluation of bronchocele is needed as it can be associated with bronchial obstruction or rare causes like plastic bronchitis. Proper identification, evaluation for the underlying cause is key for not missing the underlying diagnosis and accurate treatment.

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Bronchocele, a common but underrecognized condition: a systematic review

Kakarla

2022

Monaldi Arch Chest Dis

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“…CT findings indicating tuberculous invasion of the central (from the trachea to the segmental) bronchus, or so-called endobronchial TB (EBTB), have been described in detail (5). However, CT findings of TB invading bronchi distal to the segmental bronchus (defined as the small-and mediumsized bronchus [SMB] here) have not been studied systematically after the 1993 article by Im et al (2), and only BI has been sporadically described using several different terms such as intraluminal mass (6), pigmented polypoid obstructive endobronchial tuberculosis (7), and bronchocele (8). Only recently Cha et al (9) have shed a new light on this subject by reporting on the CT-pathologic correlation of the medium-sized bronchus invasion by TB.…”

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