Endobronchial Tuberculosis Mimicking Foreign Body Aspiration
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Endobronchial tuberculosis simulating foreign body aspiration.
A case of sudden onset of severe respiratory distress is reported. Appropriate clinical and roentgenologic findings suggested foreign body aspiration. The foreign body was removed by fiberoptic rigid bronchoscope. Bronchoscopic, histopathologic, and microbiologic findings revealed that the foreign body was a granulomatous mass originating from endobronchial tuberculosis.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pediatrics & Neonatology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1875-9572
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedneo.2015.05.002