Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease (Jun 2005)
Obstructive Granulomatous Bronchiolitis Obliterans due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Abstract
Bronchiolitis obliterans is an uncommon cause of obstructive airway disease in adults characterised by progressive irreversible airway obstruction. Granulomatous bronchiolitis is a rare entity and tuberculosis presenting as bronchiolitis is distinctly uncommon. The authors present a case of tubercular granulomatous bronchiolitis obliterans, confirmed on histopathology, who responded completely to anti-tubercular chemotherapy.
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