Briones-Claudett KH, Briones-Claudett MH, Posligua Moreno A, Estupiñan Vargas D, Martinez Alvarez ME, Grunauer Andrade M. Spontaneous Pneumothorax After Rupture of the Cavity as the Initial Presentation of Tuberculosis in the Emergency Department.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CASE REPORTS 2020;
21:e920393. [PMID:
32193366 PMCID:
PMC7117856 DOI:
10.12659/ajcr.920393]
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Abstract
Patient: Male, 65-year-old
Final Diagnosis: Tuberculosis
Symptoms: Cough accompanied by greenish expectoration • chest pain • asthenia • weight loss
Medication: —
Clinical Procedure: Thoracic drainage tube and bronchoscopy
Specialty: Critical Care Medicine
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