Tuberculous mainstem bronchostenosis in a ten-year-old girl.
Tuberculous bronchostenosis involving the main bronchus is rare in children. We describe a 10-year-old girl who developed left mainstem tuberculous bronchostenosis inspite of effective and adequate chemotherapy for which she underwent a left pneumonectomy.
Seetharaman
M L
ML
Department of Tuberculosis and Chest Diseases, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry.
Saluja
S
S
D001980:Bronchi / Q000473:pathology*; D001995:Bronchography; D002648:Child; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*