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Ann Thorac Surg 2006;82:1900-1901
© 2006 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Tuberculosis of the Trachea

Belhassen Smati, MDa,*, Mohamed Sadok Boudaya, MDa, Aïda Ayadi, MDb, Jemal Ammar, MDc, Habiba Djilani, MDa, Faouzi El Mezni, MDb, Tarek Kilani, MDa

a Department of Thoracic Surgery, Abderrahmen Mami Hospital, Ariana, Tunisia
b Department of Pathology, Abderrahmen Mami Hospital, Ariana, Tunisia
c Department of Pneumology, Abderrahmen Mami Hospital, Ariana, Tunisia

Accepted for publication February 13, 2006.

* Address correspondence to Dr Smati, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Abderrahmen Mami Hospital, 2080 Ariana, Tunisia. (Email: belhassen_smati{at}yahoo.fr).

Tracheal tuberculosis is an uncommon localized form of tuberculosis with fewer than 150 reported cases in the literature. We report a case of tracheal stenosis caused by tuberculosis in which the diagnosis was suggested by the patient's past medical history. This patient was successfully treated with tracheal resection, adjuvant steroids and anti-tuberculous therapy. This report will review the various types of tuberculosis of the trachea and their clinical features in addition to discussing the different available treatment modalities.






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