Recurrent pneumothorax in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a rare case of bronchopleural fistula: a case report
Abstract Background Human immunodeficiency virus/tuberculosis coinfections have amplified the multidrug-resistant tuberculosis pandemic in many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis has become a major public health threat. There is a paucity of data on severe complica...
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| author | Lydia Nakiyingi Joseph Baruch Baluku Willy Ssengooba Sharon Miriam Namiiro Paul Buyego Ivan Kimuli Susan Adakun |
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| description | Abstract Background Human immunodeficiency virus/tuberculosis coinfections have amplified the multidrug-resistant tuberculosis pandemic in many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis has become a major public health threat. There is a paucity of data on severe complications of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the context of human immunodeficiency virus coinfection despite the increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis/human immunodeficiency virus coinfection and the complexity of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment. This report describes a rare case of complicated multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive individual. Case presentation A 39-year-old human immunodeficiency virus-positive Ugandan male on anti-retroviral therapy for 6 years, who had recently completed treatment for drug-susceptible tuberculosis from a public hospital, presented to the tuberculosis ward of Mulago National Referral Hospital with worsening respiratory symptoms including persistent cough with purulent sputum, fever, right chest pain, and shortness of breath. On admission, a diagnosis of drug-resistant tuberculosis was made following a positive sputum Xpert MTB/Rif test with rifampicin resistance. Culture-based tuberculosis tests and line probe assay confirmed multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. The patient was given multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment that included bedaquiline, isoniazid, prothionamide, clofazimine, ethambutol, levofloxacin, and pyrazinamide and switched to second-line anti-retroviral therapy that included tenofovir/lamivudine/lopinavir/ritonavir. Chest X-ray revealed a hydro-pneumothorax, following which a chest tube was inserted. With persistent bubbling from the chest tube weeks later and a check chest X-ray that showed increasing pleural airspace (pneumothorax) and appearance of a new air–fluid level, chest computed tomography scan was performed, revealing a bronchopleural fistula in the right hemithorax. The computed tomography scan also revealed a pyo-pneumothorax and lung collapse involving the right middle and lower lobes as well as a thick-walled cavity in the right upper lobe. With the pulmonary complications, particularly the recurrent pneumothorax, bronchopleural fistula, and empyema thoracis, cardiothoracic surgeons were involved, who managed the patient conservatively and maintained the chest tube. The patient continued to be ill with recurrent pneumothorax despite the chest tube, until relatives opted for discharge against medical advice. Conclusions Complicated human immunodeficiency virus-related multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is not uncommon in settings of high human immunodeficiency virus/tuberculosis prevalence and is often associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis and treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, with rigorous monitoring for human immunodeficiency virus-positive individuals, is necessary to prevent debilitating complications. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6aed43223f0547f8bbaeb0995bc56b882022-12-22T02:31:44ZengBMCJournal of Medical Case Reports1752-19472022-05-011611810.1186/s13256-022-03436-1Recurrent pneumothorax in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a rare case of bronchopleural fistula: a case reportLydia Nakiyingi0Joseph Baruch Baluku1Willy Ssengooba2Sharon Miriam Namiiro3Paul Buyego4Ivan Kimuli5Susan Adakun6Department of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere UniversityDivision of Pulmonology, Mulago National Referral HospitalDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Health Sciences, Makerere UniversityMakerere University Lung InstituteResearch Department, Infectious Diseases Institute, College of Health Sciences, Makerere UniversityDepartment of Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Makerere UniversityDivision of Pulmonology, Mulago National Referral HospitalAbstract Background Human immunodeficiency virus/tuberculosis coinfections have amplified the multidrug-resistant tuberculosis pandemic in many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis has become a major public health threat. There is a paucity of data on severe complications of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the context of human immunodeficiency virus coinfection despite the increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis/human immunodeficiency virus coinfection and the complexity of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment. This report describes a rare case of complicated multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive individual. Case presentation A 39-year-old human immunodeficiency virus-positive Ugandan male on anti-retroviral therapy for 6 years, who had recently completed treatment for drug-susceptible tuberculosis from a public hospital, presented to the tuberculosis ward of Mulago National Referral Hospital with worsening respiratory symptoms including persistent cough with purulent sputum, fever, right chest pain, and shortness of breath. On admission, a diagnosis of drug-resistant tuberculosis was made following a positive sputum Xpert MTB/Rif test with rifampicin resistance. Culture-based tuberculosis tests and line probe assay confirmed multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. The patient was given multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment that included bedaquiline, isoniazid, prothionamide, clofazimine, ethambutol, levofloxacin, and pyrazinamide and switched to second-line anti-retroviral therapy that included tenofovir/lamivudine/lopinavir/ritonavir. Chest X-ray revealed a hydro-pneumothorax, following which a chest tube was inserted. With persistent bubbling from the chest tube weeks later and a check chest X-ray that showed increasing pleural airspace (pneumothorax) and appearance of a new air–fluid level, chest computed tomography scan was performed, revealing a bronchopleural fistula in the right hemithorax. The computed tomography scan also revealed a pyo-pneumothorax and lung collapse involving the right middle and lower lobes as well as a thick-walled cavity in the right upper lobe. With the pulmonary complications, particularly the recurrent pneumothorax, bronchopleural fistula, and empyema thoracis, cardiothoracic surgeons were involved, who managed the patient conservatively and maintained the chest tube. The patient continued to be ill with recurrent pneumothorax despite the chest tube, until relatives opted for discharge against medical advice. Conclusions Complicated human immunodeficiency virus-related multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is not uncommon in settings of high human immunodeficiency virus/tuberculosis prevalence and is often associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis and treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, with rigorous monitoring for human immunodeficiency virus-positive individuals, is necessary to prevent debilitating complications.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-022-03436-1Multidrug resistantTuberculosisHIVBronchopleuralFistulaPneumothorax |
| spellingShingle | Lydia Nakiyingi Joseph Baruch Baluku Willy Ssengooba Sharon Miriam Namiiro Paul Buyego Ivan Kimuli Susan Adakun Recurrent pneumothorax in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a rare case of bronchopleural fistula: a case report Journal of Medical Case Reports Multidrug resistant Tuberculosis HIV Bronchopleural Fistula Pneumothorax |
| title | Recurrent pneumothorax in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a rare case of bronchopleural fistula: a case report |
| title_full | Recurrent pneumothorax in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a rare case of bronchopleural fistula: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Recurrent pneumothorax in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a rare case of bronchopleural fistula: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recurrent pneumothorax in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a rare case of bronchopleural fistula: a case report |
| title_short | Recurrent pneumothorax in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a rare case of bronchopleural fistula: a case report |
| title_sort | recurrent pneumothorax in a human immunodeficiency virus positive patient with multidrug resistant tuberculosis a rare case of bronchopleural fistula a case report |
| topic | Multidrug resistant Tuberculosis HIV Bronchopleural Fistula Pneumothorax |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-022-03436-1 |
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