Recurrent pneumothorax in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a rare case of bronchopleural fistula: a case report

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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Main Authors: Lydia Nakiyingi, Joseph Baruch Baluku, Willy Ssengooba, Sharon Miriam Namiiro, Paul Buyego, Ivan Kimuli, Susan Adakun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-05-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Subjects:
Multidrug resistant
Tuberculosis
HIV
Bronchopleural
Fistula
Pneumothorax
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-022-03436-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-022-03436-1

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