title: Extension of pulmonary tuberculosis after fibreoptic bronchoscopy.
abstract: Two cases are described in which the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis was suspected on both clinical and radiological grounds. Sputum smear and culture were negative for acid fast bacilli. Consequently a bronchoscopy and bronchial washings from the affected lobe were undertaken. While this procedure achieved a positive diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis, it also resulted in a significant extension of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Thoracic Unit, St Vincents Hospital, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rimmer
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gibson
authors.forename: D H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Bryant
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology