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ArticleTherapeutic advances in pulmonary and critical care medicine

Bullous Lung Disease due to Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Rare Case Complicated With Tension Pneumothorax and Bronchopleural Fistula.

Cristian Morán-Mariños, María Vidal-Ruiz, Felix Llanos-Tejada, Antonella Chavez-Huamani, Juan Salas-Lopez, Renzo Villanueva-Villegas, Renato Casanova-Mendoza

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Article in Therapeutic advances in pulmonary and critical care medicine. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors.

Cristian Morán-MariñosUnidad especializada en tuberculosis, Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Perú.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1353-0540
María Vidal-RuizUnidad especializada en tuberculosis, Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Perú.
Felix Llanos-TejadaUnidad especializada en tuberculosis, Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Perú.
Antonella Chavez-HuamaniFacultad de medicina humana, Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista, Lima, Perú.
Juan Salas-LopezUnidad especializada en tuberculosis, Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Perú.
Renzo Villanueva-VillegasUnidad especializada en tuberculosis, Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Perú.
Renato Casanova-MendozaUnidad especializada en tuberculosis, Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Nacional Dos de Mayo, Lima, Perú.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Bullous lung disease caused by tuberculosis is rare, and complications have a poor prognosis with uncertain pathophysiologic mechanisms. We describe a 29-year-old male patient who was admitted to the emergency department due to bilateral tension pneumothorax, which was complicated by bronchopleural fistula. This was managed with the placement of chest tubes, continuity of anti-TB drug treatment, and Heimlich valve placement.

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bronchial fistulabullaepneumothoraxTuberculosis

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PMCPMC11084989

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