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| Year : 2023 | Volume
: 28
| Issue : 2 | Page : 167-169 |
Infantile tubercular endobronchial polypoid obstructive lesion
Vinay Kumar Konamme, BC Gowrishankar, M Narendra Babu
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Correspondence Address:
Vinay Kumar Konamme
Indira Gandhi Institute of Child Health, Bengaluru, Karnataka
India
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DOI: 10.4103/jiaps.jiaps_98_22
Endobronchial tuberculosis is reported in 18% of adults and 30%–60% of children with primary pulmonary tuberculosis. We are reporting two infants who presented with nonspecific respiratory symptoms due to an obstructive tubercular polypoid mass which was detected on computed tomography. Bronchoscopy showed a pale friable polypoid lesion in the bronchus causing a luminal obstruction. The biopsy of the lesion was suggestive of tuberculosis. On treatment with antitubercular medications, both the babies improved and remained asymptomatic on long-term follow-up.
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