Tuberculous pulmonary pneumatocele communicating extrathoracically

Duttaroy, Dipesh D; Jagtap, J; Bansal, Ujjwal; Duttaroy, B

doi:10.1136/thx.2005.052431

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“…Probably it may have occurred as a result of rupture of tubercular pneumatocele as also previously reported by Duttaroy et al [7]. As secondary spontaneous pneumothorax occurs in patients with underlying lung disease, their occurrence is less tolerated by patients.…”

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Spontaneous Resolution of Massive Spontaneous Tubercular Pneumothorax

Kant

Saheer

Hassan

et al. 2011

Case Reports in Pulmonology

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A 29-year-old female presented with complaints of fever and productive cough of three weeks duration. Pulmonary tuberculosis was diagnosed bacteriologically and she was prescribed antituberculosis drugs. During follow-up she developed massive pneumothorax, for which patient refused surgical management and was managed conservatively. After six months there was complete spontaneous resolution of pneumothorax. The unusual presentation and unexpected outcome prompted us to report this case.

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Spontaneous Resolution of Massive Spontaneous Tubercular Pneumothorax

Kant

Saheer

Hassan

et al. 2011

Case Reports in Pulmonology

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“…Noninfectious etiologies include hydrocarbon ingestion, trauma, and secondary to positive pressure ventilation. Pneumatocele formation in adult pulmonary tuberculosis had been seldom reported [ 6 , 7 ]. In the report by Duttaroy et al [ 6 ], tuberculous pulmonary pneumatocele communicating extrathoracically was recognized initially and the patient showed a remarkable clinical and radiological improvement after 8 weeks of antituberculous treatment.…”

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“…Pneumatocele formation in adult pulmonary tuberculosis had been seldom reported [ 6 , 7 ]. In the report by Duttaroy et al [ 6 ], tuberculous pulmonary pneumatocele communicating extrathoracically was recognized initially and the patient showed a remarkable clinical and radiological improvement after 8 weeks of antituberculous treatment. In the report by Long et al [ 7 ], pneumatocele formation was noted following fully treated tuberculosis.…”

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Pneumatocele formation in adult pulmonary tuberculosis during antituberculous chemotherapy: a case report

Liao

Lin

Tsu-Tuan

2009

Cases J

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IntroductionPulmonary pneumatoceles are thin-walled, air-filled cysts that develop within the lung. Most often, they occur as a sequela to acute pneumonia, commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus, and are found more frequently in infants and young children. Adult tuberculous pulmonary pneumatoceles are seldom reported.Case presentationWe reported a case of pulmonary tuberculosis with pneumatocele formation after antituberculous treatment. A 41-year-old man presented with fever and productive cough for 3 weeks. Chest X ray revealed cavitary lesions in bilateral upper lobes of the lung. Acid-fast rods were found in sputum and the cultures subsequently yielded Mycobacterium tuberculosis. After antituberculous treatment, obvious pneumatocele formation was noted in the right upper lobe.ConclusionThe formation of pneumatoceles in adult pulmonary tuberculosis can occur before, during or after antituberculous treatment, and the development of complications of pneumatoceles was variable.

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“…The association with TB disease is unusual and has seldom been described [4][5][6][7][8][9], even more rarely in childhood [10][11][12][13]. Pathogenesis of these lesions remains unclear.…”

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confidence: 99%