Primary tuberculous tracheitis.
We report a case of primary tuberculous tracheitis in an otherwise healthy woman who presented with cough and stridor due to diffuse tracheal narrowing by tuberculous pseudomembranous lesion, which resolved completely with antituberculosis chemotherapy.
Department of ENT, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Chai Wan, Hong Kong.
F M
FM
Tong
S K
SK
Chow
D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003371:Cough / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D004977:Ethambutol / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D011718:Pyrazinamide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D012135:Respiratory Sounds / Q000209:etiology*; D012293:Rifampin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D014136:Tracheitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy
D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D011718:Pyrazinamide; D004977:Ethambutol; D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin