ATELECTASIS OF THE RIGHT MIDDLE LOBE RESULTING FROM PERFORATION OF TUBERCULOUS LYMPH NODES INTO BRONCHI IN ADULTS
Authors: A G COHEN
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Article1 October 1951ATELECTASIS OF THE RIGHT MIDDLE LOBE RESULTING FROM PERFORATION OF TUBERCULOUS LYMPH NODES INTO BRONCHI IN ADULTSABRAHAM G. COHEN, M.D., F.A.C.P.ABRAHAM G. COHEN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Author, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-35-4-820 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptTuberculous mediastinal lymphadenitis results from the persistence or reactivation of the infection which originates with the primary complex. Naturally, it is found most frequently in children and adolescents, but it is also common in non-Caucasian adults. Among its complications are those which result from the erosion of the caseous nodes into neighboring organs. The node becomes adherent to the bronchial wall and erodes through it as far as the lumen with varying rapidity. 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To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAuthors: ABRAHAM G. COHEN, M.D., F.A.C.P.Affiliations: New York, N. Y.*Received for publication July 21, 1949.From the Medical Service of the Beth Israel Hospital, New York, N. Y. 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