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Analysis of clinical and bronchoscopic features of multidrug-resistant tracheobronchial tuberculosis

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: Investigate patients' clinical characteristics and bronchoscopic features with multidrug-resistant tracheobronchial tuberculosis. METHODS: A total of 118 patients with confirmed diagnosis of multidrug-resistant tracheobronchial tuberculosis were selected retrospectively, and the demographic data, clinical characteristics, and bronchoscopic manifestations were analyzed. RESULTS: Among patients with multidrug-resistant tracheobronchial tuberculosis, the main clinical features were cough (92.3%,109/118) and sputum (83.0%,98/118). The primary infection sites of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis were the right upper bronchus (39.8%,47/118) and the left upper bronchus (37.3%,44/118). The main types of multidrug-resistant tracheobronchial tuberculosis lesions were inflammatory infiltration type (46.6%,55/118) and necrosis type (32.2%,38/118). CONCLUSION: The clinical manifestations of multidrug-resistant tracheobronchial tuberculosis are non-specific. The main clinical features are cough and fever. It often invades the right upper bronchus. The main bronchoscopic manifestation is inflammatory infiltration.

Source: BMC Infectious Diseases

DOI: 10.1186/s12879-025-11689-6