Cannonballs in the Lung—A Rare Presentation
Pulmonary tuberculosis is one of the most prevalent and rampant communicable infectious diseases in the Southeast Asian region. Often the disease has an unusual presentation that diverts our attention toward other diseases. We describe such a case, wherein a 54-year-old male, chronic smoker and a kn...
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| description | Pulmonary tuberculosis is one of the most prevalent and rampant communicable infectious diseases in the Southeast Asian region. Often the disease has an unusual presentation that diverts our attention toward other diseases. We describe such a case, wherein a 54-year-old male, chronic smoker and a known patient of chronic obstructive airway disease presented with fever, weight loss, and radiographic evidence showing well-circumscribed lesions resembling cannonballs. This was suggestive of secondaries in the lung, which on further diagnosis was determined to be disseminated tuberculosis. The patient was treated with antituberculous medication, following which his symptoms resolved, as evidenced by a radiological examination of his primary disease. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-24ad877b1f3645fcb8ed2d19d5d0b7102022-12-22T00:40:23ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsThe Journal of Association of Chest Physicians2320-87752320-90892018-01-0162616410.4103/jacp.jacp_33_17Cannonballs in the Lung—A Rare PresentationJijin SatheeshDeepak R VangipuramK. MadhavanPulmonary tuberculosis is one of the most prevalent and rampant communicable infectious diseases in the Southeast Asian region. Often the disease has an unusual presentation that diverts our attention toward other diseases. We describe such a case, wherein a 54-year-old male, chronic smoker and a known patient of chronic obstructive airway disease presented with fever, weight loss, and radiographic evidence showing well-circumscribed lesions resembling cannonballs. This was suggestive of secondaries in the lung, which on further diagnosis was determined to be disseminated tuberculosis. The patient was treated with antituberculous medication, following which his symptoms resolved, as evidenced by a radiological examination of his primary disease.http://www.jacpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2320-8775;year=2018;volume=6;issue=2;spage=61;epage=64;aulast=SatheeshCannonballslungtuberculosis |
| spellingShingle | Jijin Satheesh Deepak R Vangipuram K. Madhavan Cannonballs in the Lung—A Rare Presentation The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians Cannonballs lung tuberculosis |
| title | Cannonballs in the Lung—A Rare Presentation |
| title_full | Cannonballs in the Lung—A Rare Presentation |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Cannonballs in the Lung—A Rare Presentation |
| title_short | Cannonballs in the Lung—A Rare Presentation |
| title_sort | cannonballs in the lung a rare presentation |
| topic | Cannonballs lung tuberculosis |
| url | http://www.jacpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2320-8775;year=2018;volume=6;issue=2;spage=61;epage=64;aulast=Satheesh |
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