title: Endobronchial tuberculosis in children. A case report and review.
abstract: Unilateral obstructive emphysema seen on chest X-ray in a pediatric patient is usually associated with a foreign body in a bronchus. We present a 31-month-old female who presented with a 2-week history of increasing expiratory stridor. Endoscopic examination revealed a polypoid mass in the right main bronchus. Biopsies and cultures were consistent with endobronchial tuberculosis. We review the presentation and treatment of tuberculosis in children. Endobronchial tuberculosis is a rare complication of pulmonary tuberculosis which may result in stenosis of the bronchus.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Bassett Army Community Hospital, Fort Wainwright, AK.
authors.forename: G S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gonzalez
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Done
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Albus
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000209:etiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications