Bilateral Pulmonary Embolism in a Newly Diagnosed Case of Pulmonary Tuberculosis
| Autor: | Ali Akhtar, Shahnawaz Hashmi, Urooj Zahra, Noor Ul Falah |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
Pediatrics
medicine.medical_specialty Tuberculosis pulmonary embolism Pulmonology business.industry General Engineering Context (language use) Infectious Disease venous thromboembolism (vte) Newly diagnosed 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology medicine.disease Occult Pulmonary embolism 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pulmonary tuberculosis Concomitant Internal Medicine Medicine Risk factor business pulmonary tuberculosis 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| Popis: | Pulmonary embolism in the cases of tuberculosis (TB) infection has incited physicians and researchers to derive a reasonable association in the past few years. However, despite the efforts, pulmonary embolism is often misdiagnosed in the context of active TB. Pulmonary embolism in TB is still considered a rare phenomenon, even though it seems to be a probable risk factor based on the emerging literature. We report a case of a young man who presented with recurrent respiratory symptoms. He had no risk factors except a former history of smoking. We believe that the symptoms he had on the initial visit were misinterpreted in the background of TB infection. We followed the case for two months after he was discharged on anticoagulants and anti-TB medication. In this case report, we would like to emphasize the need to consider this occult phenomenon in order to rule out TB in cases of pulmonary embolism and vice versa. We hope that the management of TB in the future might take into account the chances of concomitant pathology of pulmonary embolism in patients with active TB. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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