Pneumothorax in Liberia: Complications of Tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) is a known cause of secondary pneumothorax. In areas with endemic TB, complications from the disease, including pneumothorax, are increasing in prevalence. We present the cases of 3 patients (ages 32 years, 17 years, and 3 months) seen in the emergency department at John F. Kennedy...

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Autores principales: Grossman, Daniel B., Nasrallah, Erin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine 2013
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ENDEMIC INFECTIONS
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3656703/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23687541
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2011.7.6807
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description Tuberculosis (TB) is a known cause of secondary pneumothorax. In areas with endemic TB, complications from the disease, including pneumothorax, are increasing in prevalence. We present the cases of 3 patients (ages 32 years, 17 years, and 3 months) seen in the emergency department at John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa. Each presented with shortness of breath and cough, and with some degree of respiratory distress. Airway compromise was present with tracheal or mediastinal deviation. Each patient underwent tube thoracostomy with improvement in pneumothorax and respiratory status.
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spelling pubmed-36567032013-05-18 Pneumothorax in Liberia: Complications of Tuberculosis Grossman, Daniel B. Nasrallah, Erin West J Emerg Med ENDEMIC INFECTIONS Tuberculosis (TB) is a known cause of secondary pneumothorax. In areas with endemic TB, complications from the disease, including pneumothorax, are increasing in prevalence. We present the cases of 3 patients (ages 32 years, 17 years, and 3 months) seen in the emergency department at John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Monrovia, Liberia, West Africa. Each presented with shortness of breath and cough, and with some degree of respiratory distress. Airway compromise was present with tracheal or mediastinal deviation. Each patient underwent tube thoracostomy with improvement in pneumothorax and respiratory status. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine 2013-05 /pmc/articles/PMC3656703/ /pubmed/23687541 http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2011.7.6807 Text en © 2013 Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0 This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) License. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
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