PTB airway compression complicated by vascular abnormalities and cardiac involvement: A case series demonstrating diagnosis and management
P. Goussard,
E. Eber,
J. Janson
et al.
Abstract:IntroductionLymphobronchial tuberculosis (LBTB) is a tuberculous lymphadenopathy causing airway compression in young children. While it can occur in older children due to factors such as airway size, wall weakness, and immune reconstitutions, severe airway obstruction is more common in younger children.MethodsChest X‐rays show airway compression, while bronchoscopy is the gold standard for confirming TB‐induced airway compression. Previous research has demonstrated that drug resistance and HIV have no effect o… Show more
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