Effect of corticosteroids on deterioration of endobronchial tuberculosis during chemotherapy.
A 26-year-old man had endobronchial tuberculosis diagnosed on bronchoscopy. He was treated with standard antituberculosis drugs, but the endobronchial lesions deteriorated bronchoscopically. This is believed to be a hypersensitivity reaction to tuberculoprotein. The lesions improved rapidly with addition of corticosteroids.
Chan
H S
HS
Department of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin.
Pang
J A
JA
D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011241:Prednisone / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology
D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D011241:Prednisone