Bronchial disease and bronchography in pulmonary tuberculosis

A description is given of bronchial disease in an unselected group of 238 patients with active post-primary tuberculosis.

Bronchiectasis was demonstrated on bronchography in 187 cases (78 per cent.), bronchostenosis of major bronchi in 31 cases (13 per cent.).

In 120 of these patients undergoing resection surgery active endobronchial tuberculosis was found in 58 (48 per cent.). Bronchial cold abscesses were found in 4 cases and a generalised bronchial pattern of disease was seen in 4 cases.

The significance of these lesions and the value of bronchography in the assessment of the cases are discussed.