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ArticleCureus2025

Bronchopleural Fistula in Tuberculosis: A Challenge to Mechanical Ventilation.

Diogo Alves, Rogério Corga da Silva, Rita Morais Passos, Joana Abreu, José Sá

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Article in Cureus, 2025. 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

5 authors.

Diogo AlvesDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Unidade Local de Saude do Alto Minho, Viana do Castelo, PRT.
Rogério Corga da SilvaDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Unidade Local de Saude do Alto Minho, Viana do Castelo, PRT.
Rita Morais PassosDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Unidade Local de Saude do Alto Minho, Viana do Castelo, PRT.
Joana AbreuDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Unidade Local de Saude do Alto Minho, Viana do Castelo, PRT.
José SáDepartment of Critical Care Medicine, Unidade Local de Saude do Alto Minho, Viana do Castelo, PRT.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, particularly in resource-limited settings. Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is a rare yet life-threatening complication of TB, presenting substantial diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Its effective management demands a multidisciplinary approach, especially when compounded by concurrent infections and severe malnutrition. We present the case of a 39-year-old male with a history of chronic alcohol use and heavy smoking, who presented with severe cachexia, pneumothorax, and a persistent air leak. Diagnostic evaluations confirmed TB complicated by BPF and superinfection with

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antituberculosis therapybronchopleural fistulacritical caremechanical ventilationpulmonary complicationssingle lung ventilationtuberculosis

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PMID39897237
PMCPMC11785421

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