A CASE OF SURGICAL EMPHYSEMA IN PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

A Case of Surgical Emphysema

A STUDY OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS DRUG RESISTANCE IN PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

Tuberculosis remains a major public health problem in both developing and developed countries. Drug-resistant tuberculosis is an increasing health problem and serious challenge to tuberculosis (TB) control programs. Information about the susceptibility pattern of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates against anti-tuberculosis drugs is an important aspect to TB control. The objectives of the s...

Plastic Bronchitis in a Child Presenting as Surgical Emphysema

Plastic bronchitis (PB) refers to the presence of inspissated Bronchial casts (BC) is uncommon in children.Our case presented with subcutaneous emphysema as the dominant manifestation and was suspected to have foreign body in airway, but bronchoscopy revealed a bronchial cast. Subcutaneous emphysema as the initial/sole manifestation of plastic bronchitis is very rare in children.

A case of unilateral pulmonary emphysema.

The patient was a boy aged 6 years who came under observation after an attack of acute bronchitis in September, 1949. At the ages of 5 weeks, 2 years, and 3 years he had had bronchopneumonia, and since the age of 3 years he had been subject to recurrent attacks of bronchitis, which affected mainly the right lung. The boy was mentally normally developed, but slightly below standard height and we...

A Rare Case of Intracavitary Fungus Ball (Aspergilloma) in the Old Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Introduction: Pulmonary fungus ball is a rare complication in pre-existing pulmonary cavitary lesions, due to some chronic pulmonary diseases including tuberculosis, lung abscess and sarcoidosis. Fungus ball is mostly caused by aspergillus. In many patients, fungus ball is asymptomatic, but in a significant number of them it can develop cough and hemoptysis, which may be massive and fatal. The ...