Korean Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases  2013;20(3):186-189

The First Pediatric Case of Intrathoracic Tuberculosis Lymphadenitis Diagnosed by Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration.

Kwang Hoon KIM 1 ; Kyung Jong LEE ; Yae Jean KIM

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Keywords

EBUS-TBNA; Intrathoracic lymphadenopathy; Tuberculosis

Country

Republic of Korea

Language

Korean

Abstract

Endobronchial ultrasound guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) now provides an important alternative diagnostic modality in patients with intrathoracic tuberculosis lymphadenopathy. The procedure is well tolerated in the outpatient setting, provides access to the mediastinal and hilar lymph node locations commonly in tuberculosis and also allows bronchial washing to be performed at the same procedure. However, there is no report of EBUS-TBNA applied to children to diagnose tuberculosis. We report a case of EBUS-TBNA applied to children who had intrathoracic tuberculosis lymphadenopathy.