Pulmonary tuberculosis in its pseudotumoral form; one new case

Abstract

Pulmonary tuberculosis in its pseudo tumoral form is a rare entity. This pseudo tumor is suggested by a radiological parenchymal lesion or neoplastic-like presence in bronchoscopy of a bud or lung infiltration. The diagnosis is confirmed by bacteriological and/or different histological samples. We report a patient aged 26 with no history conditions, no notion of contagious tuberculosis and without toxic habits, who reports with three months isolated type left chest pain operating in a context of significant weight loss but not encrypted, evening fever and altered general condition. The clinical syndrome is a condensation of apical left and the rest of the examination is unremarkable. The chest radiograph shows an opaque round, dense and homogeneous apical left chest scan objective mass density tissue. Bronchoscopy was performed of a small bud at the apex of the segmental left upper lobe whose biopsy was inconclusive. Transparietal puncture with histological study confirmed the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis. The patient was then put under treatment with antibacillaire. The diagnosis of tuberculosis should be considered in any tumor-like lung, as well as to step up bronchoscopic radiation, especially in an epidemiological context and is suggestive. This will allow early treatment of tuberculosis. The aim of our study is to report the rare and special appearance of pulmonary tuberculosis pseudo-tumoral form in imaging.

Keywords

• Tuberculosis
• Lung tumor