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Tuberculosis-Infected Giant Bulla Treated by Percutaneous Drainage Followed by Obliteration of the Pulmonary Cavity Using Talc: Case Report

Tuberculosis (TB)-infected giant bullae are rare. A 55-year-old man was referred when an infected bulla did not respond to empirical treatment. Computed tomography showed a giant bulla in the right upper lobe with an air-fluid level and surrounding infiltrate. Sputum culture, acid-fast bacilli (AFB)...

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Autores principales: Heo, Jeongwon, Bak, So Hyeon, Ryu, Se Min, Hong, Yoonki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8548197/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33262316
http://dx.doi.org/10.5090/jcs.20.107