Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Tuberculosis, although an ancient disease, affecting humans for millennia; continues to present in atypical ways. Whilst the development of bullous lung disease in patients suffering from Pulmonary Tuberculosis, has been reported, it remains an extremely rare phenomenon. The present report describes a case of emphysematous bullae post pulmonary tubercular treatment in a 18 years old female that occupied the left hemi lung with mediastinal compression of the right lung. The patient underwent a left sided postero - lateral thoracotomy with lung volume reduction surgery. The patient had an uneventful recovery.
Authors: Binoy Kumar Behera, Jatin G Bhatt, J G Vagadia
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4405294450