The pathological change of the pulmonary and bronchial arteries in the tuberculous lungs

Kim, Jin Sik; Hyun, Won-Il

doi:1958.0.6.65

Tuberc Respir Dis > Issue 6; 1958 > Article

Original Article

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases 1958;6:65-74.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4046/trd.1958.6.1.65 Published online December 1, 1958.

The pathological change of the pulmonary and bronchial arteries in the tuberculous lungs

Jin Sik Kim, Won-Il Hyun

36th Army Hospital

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김진식, 현원일

Abstract

The pathological change of the pulmonary and bronchial arteries in the tuberculous foci was studied with the resected 60 pulmonary specimens. The results are as follows : a) Most of arteries in the exudative foci and granulation had the obliterative endartentis, and these, obliterations are seems to be caused by the cell infiltrations from the preiarterial tissue. b) Arteries in the productive and flbrous foci showed the thickening or the proliferation of elastic fibers in the media. and the recanalization of the obliterated lumen was found in some artery. c) pathological change of the endarteritis may be related to the loss of pulmonary function which comes from the tuberculous change in the lung though the pathological density on the chest X-ray showed improvement. d) Chemotherapy is not effective in these cases for the improvement of the endarteritis. The pathologic change of artery may be one of the reason that the chemotherapy is not effective for the fibrotic foci which involve the pathological change of the artery. e) The pathologic change of the bronchial artery is variable according to the pathological condition of the corresponding peribronchial tissue.