title: Tracheobronchial Tuberculosis Without Lung Involvement.
abstract: Endotracheal tuberculosis (ETTB) is an infrequent form of tuberculosis whose major feature is the infection of the tracheobronchial tree by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This case presents a 73-year-old man admitted to our hospital with fatigue, weakness, dry cough and weight loss. His chest X-ray was normal but the high resolution computed tomography (HRCT) showed normal parenchyma images with mediastinal and hilar lymphadenopathy. There was inflammation of the tracheal wall and infiltrates in pavement epithelium; however, the tracheal biopsy for acid-fast bacilli was negative. He was finally diagnosed by endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) of the lymph nodes. Four drugs were prescribed and symptoms improved. EBUS-TBNA contributed to prompt diagnosis. The patient was treated and evolved without complications, such as tracheal stenosis.
authors.affiliation: British Hospital, Respiratory Medicine Unit, Argentina.
authors.forename: Jeronimo
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Campos
authors.affiliation: British Hospital, Respiratory Medicine Unit, Argentina.
authors.forename: Glenda
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ernst
authors.affiliation: British Hospital, Respiratory Medicine Unit, Argentina.
authors.forename: Eduardo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Borsini
authors.affiliation: British Hospital, Respiratory Medicine Unit, Argentina.
authors.forename: Artemio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.affiliation: British Hospital, Respiratory Medicine Unit, Argentina.
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blasco
authors.affiliation: British Hospital, Respiratory Medicine Unit, Argentina.
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bosio
authors.affiliation: British Hospital, Respiratory Medicine Unit, Argentina.
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Salvado
keywords: EBUS-TBNA; Tracheobronchial tuberculosis