Broncholithiasis: current concepts of an ancient disease
Kelley, W.A.
Postgraduate Medicine 66(3): 81
1979
ISSN/ISBN: 0032-5481 PMID: 471854 Document Number: 152159
Broncholithiasis, associated most frequently with tuberculosis and histoplasmosis, usually presents with acute onset of cough and hemoptysis. Visible stones are coughed up in fewer cases than was previously believed. The disease may be accompanied by obstructive symptoms, bronchiectasis, and occasional fistula formation into either the esophagus or the aorta. The prognosis of these patients is generally excellent; however, a significant number require surgery because of persistent symptoms or a complication of the disease.