Infectious diseases (London, England)
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Intrathoracic tuberculous (TB) lymphadenitis is a diagnostic challenge to the clinician. Although endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) can obtain a sample from the affected lymph node, the diagnosis of TB lymphadenitis by cytopathology remains inaccurate. ⋯ EBUS-TBNA rinse fluid TB-PCR is useful in the diagnosis of intrathoracic TB lymphadenitis. Combining TB-PCR with mycobacterial culture and cytopathological findings improved the diagnosis performance.