obsolete intrathoracic lymph node tuberculosis

A lymph node tuberculosis that is characterized by a peri-hilar or paratracheal lymph adenopathy after the primary infection. The diseased lymph nodes and associated inflammatory edema compress the airways resulting in partial or total airway obstruction. When

A lymph node tuberculosis that is characterized by a peri-hilar or paratracheal lymph adenopathy after the primary infection. The diseased lymph nodes and associated inflammatory edema compress the airways resulting in partial or total airway obstruction. When a caseating lymph node erupts into an airway, aspiration of caseous material results in dense alveolar consolidation of the affected segment/lobe.

Also known as: Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes (disorder); Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes NOS (disorder); Tuberculosis of intrathoracic lymph nodes, unspecified examination