Despite being a curable disease, tuberculosis remains a major cause of morbidity and
mortality in developing countries.[1] In most people with immunity, the primary lesion
undergoes calcification, thus successfully controlling the infection. In people with less
effective immune systems, this develops into progressive primary tuberculosis.[2] In such
cases, though granuloma formation is initiated, it is unsuccessful in containing the bacilli.
The caseous areas liquefy due to effect of proteolytic enzymes released from dead …

to bronchial stricture in the patient. The authors have rightly mentioned (albeit in passing)
that endobronchial tuberculosis can lead to bronchial stenosis but have not alluded to how
they have excluded the contribution of the same in the genesis of bronchial “atresia” in their
patient.