Pseudochylopneumothorax: A rare presentation of reactivation of tuberculosis

A 70-year-old male with past history of treated pulmonary tuberculosis presented with clinical, radiological, and laboratory features suggestive of pseudochylopneumothorax and bronchopleural fistula. Acid-fast bacilli (AFB) staining and AFB culture of pleural fluid was positive. Pseudochylothorax is...

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Main Authors: Muzafar Ahmed Naik, Tariq Bhat, Irfan Yusuf, Mehmood Qadri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians
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Online Access:http://www.jacpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2320-8775;year=2014;volume=2;issue=1;spage=37;epage=39;aulast=Naik