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Clinical and Radiological Characteristics of Non-Tuberculous Bronchial Anthracofibrosis  

Jang, See Jin (Department of Internal Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea)
Lee, Sook Young (Department of Internal Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea)
Kim, Suk Chan (Department of Internal Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea)
Lee, So Young (Department of Internal Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea)
Cho, Hyun Sun (Department of Internal Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea)
Park, Ki Hoon (Department of Internal Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea)
Moon, Hwa Sik (Department of Internal Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea)
Song, Jeong Sup (Department of Internal Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea)
Park, Sung Hak (Department of Internal Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea)
Kim, Young Kyoon (Department of Internal Medicine, the Catholic University of Korea)
Park, Hyun Jin (Department of Radiology, the Catholic University of Korea)
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases / v.63, no.2, 2007 , pp. 139-144 More about this Journal
Abstract
Background: Bronchial anthracofibrosis, which is defined as bronchial narrowing with black pigmentation of the overlying bronchial mucosa, is frequently associated with tuberculosis. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between bronchial anthrocofibrosis and to identify the clinical and radiological characteristics of non-tuberculous bronchial anthracofibrosis. Methods: All patients who showed bronchial anthracofibrosis in more than one segment on a bronchoscopic examination from January 2003 to July 2006 at Kangnam St. Mary's hospital were enrolled in this study. The underlying diseases, baseline clinical characteristics, characteristic findings on a computed tomogram (CT) of the chest, pathologic findings of the bronchial mucosa, and the clinical response to steroid therapy were analyzed retrospectively. Results: A total 54 patients (19 males, 35 females) were enrolled with a mean age of 75 years. The most common presenting symptoms were cough, sputum and dyspnea. The predominant X-ray findings were peribronchial soft tissue attenuation with or without calcification, mediastinal lymphadenopathy with or without calcification and atelectasis. Fourteen non-tuberculous anthracofibrosis patients were treated with steroid. Nine patients were improved clinically, and 6 patients were improved radiologically. Conclusion: Bronchial anthracofibrosis is frequently associated with various pulmonary diseases not only tuberculosis but also COPD pneumonia etc.
Keywords
Anthracofibrosis; Steroid; Tuberculosis;
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