Tuberculosis affects 10 million people and over 320,000 South Africans every year. A significant proportion of patients treated for tuberculosis develop post-tuberculous lung disease (PTBLD), a disease of chronic respiratory impairment for which there is a lack of affordable treatment options.PTBLD a heterogenous disorder that shares phenotypical features with chronic obstructive lung disease, bronchiectasis, lung fibrosis and destruction as well as pulmonary hypertension. There remains a paucity of proven pharmacotherapy for the management of PTBLD. Theophylline, a widely available and affordable medicine that has largely fell out of favour in high-income settings due to its toxicity and narrow therapeutic index, may be repositioned for the treatment of PTBLD. In this review, we unpack the potential role of theophylline in the management of PTBLD by reviewing the evidence for its bronchodilatory, antiinflammatory and potential pleotrophic effects.
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