Incidental Spontaneous Pneumothorax in a Patient with Recently Diagnosed Tuberculosis
oleh: Victor Liaw, Maishara Muquith, Caitlin Helm, Jaini Sutaria
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| Diterbitkan: | Department of Medicine, Warren Alpert Medical School at Brown University 2023-04-01 |
Deskripsi
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP), a potentially life-threatening complication. The clinical presentation of TB-associated SSP is highly variable, although most patients present emergently with respiratory symptoms and pleuritic pain. Here, we present a case of TB-associated SSP that was clinically silent.