Tubercular pneumothorax. Retrospective study of 23 cases in Tunisia Le pneumothorax tuberculeux;Etude rétrospective de 23 cas à l'Hôpital Farhat-Hached de Sousse, Tunisie

Revue de Pneumologie Clinique

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 13-18

  Mezghani, S ^a   Abdelghani, A ^a   Njima, H ^a   Hayouni, A ^a   Garrouche, A ^a   Klabi, N ^a   Benzarti, M ^a   Jerray, M ^a  

^a FARHAT HACHED HOSPITAL   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

Pleuropulmonary tuberculosis; Pneumothorax

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BREATHING EXERCISE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COURSE EVALUATION; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEVER; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; HYDROTHORAX; LUNG CAVITATION; LUNG SURGERY; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; PNEUMOTHORAX; POOR GENERAL CONDITION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; RARE DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLE SIZE; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SYMPTOM; THORAX DRAINAGE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TISSUE SECTION; TUBERCULAR PNEUMOTHORAX; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TUNISIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMOTHORAX; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; TUNISIA;

EID: 33744469354     PISSN: 07618417     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0761-8417(06)75407-4     Document Type: Article

References (16)

1. Belmonte R, Crowe HM. Pneumothorax in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis. Clin Infect Dis 1995;20:1565.
2. Raviglione MC. The TB epidemic from 1992 to 2002. Tuberculosis 2003;83: 4-14.
3. Mert A, Bilir M, Akman C, Ozaras R, Tabak F, Ozturk R, et al. Spontaneous pneumothorax: a rare complication of miliary tuberculosis. Ann Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2001;7:45-8.
4. Sharma N, Kumar P. Miliary tuberculosis with bilateral pneumothorax: a rare complication. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2002;44:125-7.
5. Wallace TM, Mac Gregor RR. Tuberculosis: frequency of unusual radiographic findings. Am J Roentgenol 1978;130: 867-75.
6. Weissberg D, Rafaely Y. Pneumothorax: experience with 1,199 patients. Chest 2000;117:1279-85.
7. Hassine E, Marniche K, Bousnina S, Rekhis O, Rabah B, Ben Mustapha MA, et al. Le pyothorax tuberculeux. Presse Med 2002;31:921-7.
8. Hong-Kong Chest Service/British Research Council. Controlled trial of 2,4 and 6 months, three times-weekly regimens for smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis, including an assessment of a combined preparation isoniazid, rifampin and pyrazinamide: results at 30 months. Am Rev Respir Dis 1991;143:700-6.
9. Hussain SF, Aziz A, Fatima H. Pneumothorax: a review of 146 adult cases admitted at a university teaching hospital in Pakistan. J Pak Med Assoc 1999;49:243-6.
10. Blanco-Perez J, Bordon J, Pineiro-Amigo L, Roca-Serrano R, Izquierdo R, Abal-Arca J. Pneumothorax in active pulmonary tuberculosis: resurgence of an old complication? Respir Med 1998;92:1269-73.
11. Takagi N, Hasegawa Y, Ichiyama S, Shibagaki T, Shimokata K. Polymerase chain reaction of pleural biopsy specimens for rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis. Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 1998;2:338-41.
12. Woodring JH, Vandiviere HM, Fried AM, et al. The radiographic features of pulmonary tuberculosis. Am J Roentgenol 1986;146:497-506.
13. Joseph D, Faroque AK. Tuberculous and posttuberculous bronchopleural fistula; Ten Year Clinical Experience. Chest 1984;6:697-703.
14. Weissberg D. Empyema and bronchopleural fistula. Experience with open window thoracostomy.Chest 1982;82:447-50.
15. Peter CP, Philip GA. Bronchopleural fistula, treatment by transposition of pectoralis major muscle. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 1980;79:142-5.
16. Solaini L, Prusciano F, Di Francesco F, Bagnioni P, Poddie DB. Videothoracoscopic treatment in pleural empyema. Minerva Chir 2000;55:829-33.