tracheobronchial tuberculosis
Conditions
Interventions
Bronchoscopic local steroid injection with triamcinolone acetonide (Maximum dose:30mg) was administered at target lesion for 1-3 weeks, several times in total. Referring to Arai'
s classification of bronchoscopic findings of bronchial tuberculosis (JJSRE 2001), as a aim of termination of treatment, the point at which bronchoscopic findings shift to ulcerative lesion (Type III)
Sponsors
Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1)Subjects able to understand the written informed consent and willing to participate evidenced by signing the informed consent. 2)Tracheobronchial tuberculosis is diagnosed in our hospital, Referring to Arai's classification of bronchoscopic findings of bronchial tuberculosis (JJSRE2001), we selected Type IIIb (protruding ulcer type) cases, which are likely to develop cicatricial stenosis in the future, in which active lesions extended in the transverse direction and occupied 1/2 or more of the circumference on bronchoscopy.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1)When the lesion is extensive 2)Subjects deemed by the investigator to be inappropriate according for inclusion in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Whether bronchial cicatrical stenosis could be avoided | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactDaizo Yaguchi
Gifu Prefectural Tajimi Hospital Deparment of Repiratory Medicine
Outcome results
None listed