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ArticleBMJ case reports2022

Atypical presentation of acquired tracheo-oesophageal fistula in an adolescent girl with pulmonary tuberculosis.

Afreen Khan, Aparna Chakravarty, Rizwan Naqishbandi, Sumbul Qamar

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Article in BMJ case reports, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Afreen KhanPediatrics, Hamdard Institute of Medical Science and Research, Delhi, Delhi, India afreenkhan1204@yahoo.com.
Aparna ChakravartyPediatrics, Hamdard Institute of Medical Science and Research, Delhi, Delhi, India.
Rizwan NaqishbandiPediatrics, Hamdard Institute of Medical Science and Research, Delhi, Delhi, India.
Sumbul QamarPediatrics, Hamdard Institute of Medical Science and Research, Delhi, Delhi, India.
Jamia Hamdard · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We report a case of an adolescent girl presenting with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) requiring mechanical ventilation. Initial presentation during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic was compatible with multisystem inflammatory response in children associated with COVID-19 (MIS-C). Subsequently a diagnosis of tuberculosis was made. During ventilation, she developed significant abdominal distension which was not relieved with nasogastric decompression. There was a high index of suspicion of bronchoenteric fistula. Bronchoscopy with adjunct oesophagoscopy demonstrated tracheo-oesophageal fistula (TEF). The classical presentation of TEF has been masked by onset of ARDS. During the pandemic the diagnosis of tuberculosis in high-burden countries decreased for multiple reasons leading to development of complications which are often confused with MIS-C. While diagnosing MIS-C, maintaining a high level of suspicion for concomitant or alternative aetiologies is essential.

Indexed as

Tracheoesophageal FistulaTuberculosis, PulmonaryAdolescentCOVID-19Diagnosis, DifferentialFemaleHumansPandemicsSystemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeCOVID-19TB and other respiratory infections

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PMID35228211
PMCPMC8886356
OpenAlexW4214510770

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