Table 2. Microbiological, bronchoscopic and histopathological features in the patients.
| Case | Microbiology (AFB/culture) |
Bronchoscopic localization | Bronchoscopic classification | Histopathology CGI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sputum | Lavage | ||||
| 1 | –/+ | –/+ | RML | Type 2 + Type 3 | CGI |
| 2 | –/– | –/– | RUL | Type 6 | CGI |
| 3 | –/– | –/+ | LUL + LLL | Type 1 | CGI |
| 4 | –/– | –/– | RLL | Type 5 | CGI |
| 5 | –/+ | +/+ | RML | Type 3 + Type 5 | CGI |
| 6 | –/– | –/– | RUL | Type 1 | CGI |
| 7 | –/– | –/– | LLL | Type 5 | CGI |
| 8 | –/+ | +/+ | RUL | Type 1 | CGI |
| 9 | –/– | –/+ | LLL | Type 4 | CGI |
| 10 | –/– | –/+ | LUL | Type 1 | CGI |
| 11 | –/+ | +/+ | RML | Type 4 | CGI |
| 12 | –/– | –/– | RUL + RML | Type 1 | CGI |
| 13 | –/– | –/+ | RUL | Type 2 | CGI |
| 14 | –/+ | +/+ | LUL | Type 2 | CGI |
| 15 | –/– | –/– | RLL | Type 5 | CGI |
| 16 | –/– | –/+ | LUL | Type 1 | CGI |
AFB, acid fast bacil; CGI, caseating granulomatous inflammation; LUL, left upper lobe; LLL, left lower lobe; RUL, right upper lobe; RML, right middle lobe; RLL, right lower lobe; Type 1, actively caseating; Type 2, edematous-hyperemic; Type 3, fibrostenotic; Type 4, tumorous; Type 5, granular; Type 6, ulcerative.