Differentiating tuberculosis from sarcoidosis by sonographic characteristics of lymph nodes on endobronchial ultrasonography: A study of 165 patients

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Differentiating tuberculosis from sarcoidosis by sonographic characteristics of lymph nodes on endobronchial ultrasonography: A study of 165 patients Sahajal Dhooria, MD, DM, Ritesh Agarwal, MD, DM, Ashutosh N. Aggarwal, MD, DM, Amanjit Bal, MD, Nalini Gupta, MD, Dheeraj Gupta, MD, DM The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 148, Issue 2, Pages 662-667 (August 2014) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.01.028 Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Coagulation necrosis sign (A, arrow) and heterogeneous lymph node echotexture (B, arrowheads) in 2 different patients with a diagnosis of tuberculosis. Frank pus was aspirated in both patients and cultures grew M tuberculosis. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2014 148, 662-667DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2014.01.028) Copyright © 2014 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions