PMC7406069_01
Chest radiographs and bronchoscopy images of patients A and B during the course of treatment. Chest CT images of patient A revealed: (A) small nodular opacities in both lungs; (B) pulmonary infiltrates; and (C) dissolution of pulmonary lesions. Chest CT images of patient B revealed: (D) enlarged mediastinal and peribronchial lymph nodes; (E) massive infiltration, consolidation, and atelectasis of the right upper lobe of the lungs; and (F) a nearly full recovery and dissolution of pulmonary infiltrates. Bronchoscopy images of patient B on (G, H) day 127 post-HSCT and (I) day 137 post-HSCT showing tubercular granulomas obstructing the airways. (J) Bronchoscopy images showing tubercular granulomas within the respiratory tract mucosa that did not regrow following two cryosurgeries. CT, computed tomography; HSCT, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
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Chest CT scans showed enlarged mediastinal and bronchial lymph nodes without significant pulmonary lesions (Figure 1D). A bronchoscopy revealed multiple granulomas severely restricting the primary bronchi (Figure 1G, H). TB (Figure 1E). The patient was then put on a ventilator after 3 days. Cryosurgery was performed via bronchoscopy to remove the granulomas and open the airways (Figure 1I). On day 155 post-transplantation, a bronchoscopy showed clearance of granulomas from the bronchi (Figure 1J). On day 166 post-transplantation, chest CT scans revealed the dissolution of the majority of pulmonary infiltrates, and the patient was discharged (Figure 1F).
PMC7406069_02
Chest radiographs and bronchoscopy images of patients A and B during the course of treatment. Chest CT images of patient A revealed: (A) small nodular opacities in both lungs; (B) pulmonary infiltrates; and (C) dissolution of pulmonary lesions. Chest CT images of patient B revealed: (D) enlarged mediastinal and peribronchial lymph nodes; (E) massive infiltration, consolidation, and atelectasis of the right upper lobe of the lungs; and (F) a nearly full recovery and dissolution of pulmonary infiltrates. Bronchoscopy images of patient B on (G, H) day 127 post-HSCT and (I) day 137 post-HSCT showing tubercular granulomas obstructing the airways. (J) Bronchoscopy images showing tubercular granulomas within the respiratory tract mucosa that did not regrow following two cryosurgeries. CT, computed tomography; HSCT, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
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Chest CT scans showed enlarged mediastinal and bronchial lymph nodes without significant pulmonary lesions (Figure 1D). A bronchoscopy revealed multiple granulomas severely restricting the primary bronchi (Figure 1G, H). TB (Figure 1E). The patient was then put on a ventilator after 3 days. Cryosurgery was performed via bronchoscopy to remove the granulomas and open the airways (Figure 1I). On day 155 post-transplantation, a bronchoscopy showed clearance of granulomas from the bronchi (Figure 1J). On day 166 post-transplantation, chest CT scans revealed the dissolution of the majority of pulmonary infiltrates, and the patient was discharged (Figure 1F).