Recurrent pneumothorax developing during chemotherapy in a patient with miliary tuberculosis

Recurrent pneumothorax developing during chemotherapy in a patient with miliary tuberculosis

Despite the fact that miliary tuberculosis is frequently seen, associated pneumothorax developing during antitubercular chemotherapy for miliary tuberculosis is rare. Pneumothorax is potentially life threatening in association with miliary tuberculosis; and its symptoms may be masked by those of mil...

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Main Authors: Gupta Prem, Mehta Dinesh, Agarwal Dipti, Chand Trilok
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2007-01-01
Series:Annals of Thoracic Medicine
Subjects:
Computed tomogram features
miliary tuberculosis
nonimmunocompromised patient
recurrent pneumothorax
Online Access:http://www.thoracicmedicine.org/article.asp?issn=1817-1737;year=2007;volume=2;issue=4;spage=173;epage=175;aulast=Gupta

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