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This case aims to highlight the diagnostic challenges of lower-lobe pulmonary tuberculosis that resembles malignancy.

B71-02 Lower-lobe Pulmonary Tuberculosis Mimicking Malignancy: A Case Report Highlighting Diagnostic Challenges and Treatment

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This case aims to highlight the diagnostic challenges of lower-lobe pulmonary tuberculosis that resembles malignancy.
Case presentation of a 74-year-old female with a suspicious solid nodule in the right lower lobe.
Robotic-assisted bronchoscopy with biopsy and bronchoalveolar lavage performed.
Laboratory tests included AFB smear, cultures, and QuantiFERON-TB Gold testing.
Initial AFB smear and cultures were negative, but later BAL cultures grew Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Patient began a four-drug anti-TB regimen, tolerating the treatment well.
Early detection emphasized as crucial for preventing disease progression and transmission.

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Case report reveals diagnostic challenges of lower-lobe tuberculosis resembling malignancy, indicating importance of tissue diagnosis.

Naqvi et al. (2026) studied this question.

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