This report describes the development of an acute pneumonia and a pneumothorax after
transbronchial biopsy with a fibreoptic bronchoscope. The patient was elderly and
had a chronic bronchopneumonia. The literature is reviewed and it is concluded that
elderly patients with chronic pyogenic pulmonary infections may represent a high risk
category for this investigation.
Pneumonia - Pneumothorax - Complication of transbronchial biopsy
