Nontuberculous mycobacterial infection presenting as empyema and life threatening pneumothorax: A challenging situation in the emergency department
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Nontuberculous mycobacterial infection presenting as empyema and life threatening pneumothorax: A challenging situation in the emergency department
Nontuberculous mycobacterial infection in an immunocompetent young patient complicated with empyema and pneumothorax is rarely reported. A 36-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a history of worsening dyspnea and pleuritic chest pain. The patient had unstable vital signs on presentation, and was referred to the resuscitation area on a monitored bed. The patient had a chest x...
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عنوان ژورنال: Qatar Medical Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0253-8253,2227-0426
DOI: 10.5339/qmj.2015.8