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Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Health ›› 2017, Vol. 6 ›› Issue (3): 294-285.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-3755.2017.03.000

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Research on progress of diagnosis and therapy of tracheobronchial tuberculosis

YANG Song, YAN Xiao-feng   

  1. Chongqing Infectious Disease Medical Center, Chongqing 400036, China
  • Received:2017-03-06 Online:2017-09-30 Published:2017-09-30

Abstract: Tracheobronchial tuberculosis(TBTB)is one type of TB with microbiologically and histopathologically confirmed and occurs in the trachea and bronchi. The diagnosis of TBTB is often delayed due to its nonspecific clinical presentations and radiographic findings. It is often misdiagnosed as bronchial asthma, foreign body aspiration or lung cancer. TBTB is regarded as one of the risk factors for multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) development, and may also cause other complications, such as bronchial stenosis with high morbidity. Early diagnosis and treatment of TBTB is therefore important and necessary. The development process and prognosis of TBTB are variable in different patients; some patients were cured while some became worse and developed to severe bronchial stenosis. In this review study, the clinical manifestations, early diagnosis and treatment of TBTB were evaluated. The aim is to improve the level of diagnosis and treatment of TBTB.