Stenosing Non-caseating Tuberculosis (Sarcoidosis) of the Bronchi

The purpose of this paper is to describe three cases in which multiple strictures of the bronchi, affecting especially the main bronchi and the proximal parts of the segmental branches, resulted from a chronic granulomatous process of the sar- coidosis or non-caseating tuberculosis type.He was employed in toolrraking and light engineering, involving no dust hazard.In 1940 cervical lymph nodes, presumed tuberculous, were excised.In Octo- ber, 1951, he developed cough, expectoration, and breathlessness on exertion.In February, 1952, a chest radiograph (Fig. 1) showed shadowing in the right middle lobe and some faint mottling in the upper zones of both lungs, with a rounded shadow at the on July 18, 2023 by guest.