title: Effect of antitubercular treatment on tumorous endobronchial tuberculosis.
abstract: Four cases of tumorous endobronchial tuberculosis (EBTB) were prospectively evaluated to assess the effect of antitubercular treatment (ATT) on tumorous EBTB. All 4 patients received standard ATT (isoniazid, rifampicin, ethambutol, and pyrizinamide for 2 months followed by isoniazid and rifampicin). At the completion of ATT, bronchoscopy was repeated in all cases and no residual structural abnormality of the bronchus was identified. Short-course ATT without corticosteroid is effective in preventing residual endobronchial complication of tumorous EBTB.
authors.affiliation: Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Maharashtra, India. sajalde@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sajal
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: De