Acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis: A case report and literature review

Acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis: A case report and literature review

© 2018, Medical Association of Thailand. All rights reserved. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an unusual and rare manifestation of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). The mortality rate of TB with respiratory failure is high. We report a patient who had an initial manifestation mimicking seve...

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Main Authors: Rattagan Kajeekul, Anupop Jitmuang
Other Authors: Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
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spelling th-mahidol.465292019-08-28T13:00:55Z Acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis: A case report and literature review Rattagan Kajeekul Anupop Jitmuang Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University Medicine © 2018, Medical Association of Thailand. All rights reserved. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an unusual and rare manifestation of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). The mortality rate of TB with respiratory failure is high. We report a patient who had an initial manifestation mimicking severe bacterial pneumonia with ARDS not responding to antibacterial therapy. Acid-fast bacilli and M. tuberculosis isolates were identified from tracheal aspiration and bronchoalvelolar lavage. Intensive respiratory care and early anti-tuberculosis therapy provided a good clinical outcome. 2019-08-28T06:00:55Z 2019-08-28T06:00:55Z 2018-07-01 Article Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand. Vol.101, No.7 (2018), 997-1001 01252208 2-s2.0-85052241914 https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/46529 Mahidol University SCOPUS https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85052241914&origin=inward
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Rattagan Kajeekul
Anupop Jitmuang
Acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis: A case report and literature review
description © 2018, Medical Association of Thailand. All rights reserved. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is an unusual and rare manifestation of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). The mortality rate of TB with respiratory failure is high. We report a patient who had an initial manifestation mimicking severe bacterial pneumonia with ARDS not responding to antibacterial therapy. Acid-fast bacilli and M. tuberculosis isolates were identified from tracheal aspiration and bronchoalvelolar lavage. Intensive respiratory care and early anti-tuberculosis therapy provided a good clinical outcome.
author2 Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
author_facet Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
Rattagan Kajeekul
Anupop Jitmuang
format Article
author Rattagan Kajeekul
Anupop Jitmuang
author_sort Rattagan Kajeekul
title Acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis: A case report and literature review
title_short Acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis: A case report and literature review
title_full Acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis: A case report and literature review
title_fullStr Acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis: A case report and literature review
title_full_unstemmed Acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis: A case report and literature review
title_sort acute respiratory distress syndrome secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis: a case report and literature review
publishDate 2019
url https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/46529
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