Miliary tuberculosis diagnosed by fibreoptic bronchoscopy and transbronchial biopsy.
Fibreoptic bronchoscopy with bronchial washing and trasnbronchial biopsy was performed in 8 patients with miliary tuberculosis and helped establish the diagnosis in 6 (75%). This procedure may provide a valuable adjunct to the diagnosis of miliary tuberculosis.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000175:diagnosis*