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Case Report

Endobronchial Tuberculosis in an HIV-positive Case

Author(s): Savaş Gegin*, Burcu Özdemir, Özgür Günal, Şeyma Topal, Çiğdem Uzun and Levent Özdemir

Volume 22, Issue 1, 2024

Published on: 24 January, 2024

Page: [1 - 5] Pages: 5

DOI: 10.2174/011570162X262663231214053029

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Abstract

Introduction: Tuberculosis is an opportunist infection that is fatal and most frequently seen in HIV-positive patients due to immunosuppression. Endobronchial lesions can portray symptoms in different ways. Endobronchial Tuberculosis is one of these lesions.

Case Report: An HIV-positive, untreated 26-year-old patient with fever, cough, and dyspnea consulted our clinic. In the chest X-ray taken, effusion on the right side and non-homogeneous density increase in the middle and upper lobes, bilaterally more prominent on the right side, were observed. Therefore, the patient underwent bronchoscopy because the CT (computerized tomography) showed mediastinal lymphadenopathy (LAP) and an endobronchial lesion in the left main bronchus. During bronchoscopy, a vegetative endobronchial lesion that causes obstruction in the left main bronchus was monitored. With the help of Pathology and PCR results, endobronchial tuberculosis was diagnosed.

Conclusion: Even if Acid-alcohol-resistant Bacillus (ARB) is detected negative in patients who stop responding to antimicrobial treatment and are being monitored under radiological scanning, a distinctive diagnosis of endobronchial tuberculosis should be kept in mind while performing bronchoscopy.

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