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ArticleRespiratory medicine case reports2020

A miner with No left lung: Extensive pulmonary destruction in delayed effective Multi-Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis treatment.

Patrick D M C Katoto, Patrick Musole, Ghislain Maheshe, Bertrand Bamuleke, Aime Murhula, Patrick Balungwe, Liliane N Byamungu

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Article in Respiratory medicine case reports, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Patrick D M C KatotoDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Respiratory Medicine & Prof. Lurhuma Biomedical Research Laboratory, Mycobacterium Unit, The Expertise Center on Mining Governance (CEGEMI), Catholic University of Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Patrick MusoleDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Respiratory Medicine & Prof. Lurhuma Biomedical Research Laboratory, Mycobacterium Unit, The Expertise Center on Mining Governance (CEGEMI), Catholic University of Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Ghislain MahesheDepartment of Medical Imagery, Provincial General Hospital of Bukavu, Catholic University of Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Bertrand BamulekeDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Respiratory Medicine & Prof. Lurhuma Biomedical Research Laboratory, Mycobacterium Unit, The Expertise Center on Mining Governance (CEGEMI), Catholic University of Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Aime MurhulaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Respiratory Medicine & Prof. Lurhuma Biomedical Research Laboratory, Mycobacterium Unit, The Expertise Center on Mining Governance (CEGEMI), Catholic University of Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Patrick BalungweDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Provincial General Hospital of Bukavu, Catholic University of Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Liliane N ByamunguDepartment of Paediatric, Provincial General Hospital of Bukavu, Catholic University of Bukavu, Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Université Catholique de Bukavu · CDWestern Cape Department of Health · ZA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a case of extensive pulmonary destruction due to delayed effective pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) treatment in an adult artisanal miner in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Xpert MTB/RIF was positive after his second rifampicin-susceptible TB treatment. Chest X-rays were suggestive of large cavity, fibrosis of remaining lung and air-fluid levels at the base of the destroyed lung. The patient passed away after delayed effective TB regimens. Clinicians should be aware that urgent surgical intervention is often required to prevent lethal acute respiratory failure and shock notwithstanding effective chemotherapy in such condition. Effort is needed to timely diagnose multidrug resistance TB and to implement thoracic surgery for TB in high burden countries.

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ComplicationDemocratic republic of CongoMycobacterium tuberculosisThoracic surgery

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