A Case of Recurrent Sputum-Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis Presenting With Pulmonary Mycetoma.
active pulmonary tuberculosis
computed tomography
itraconazole
pulmonary mycetoma
sputum smear positive
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Apr 2024
Apr 2024
Historique:
received:
09
03
2024
accepted:
05
04
2024
medline:
8
5
2024
pubmed:
8
5
2024
entrez:
8
5
2024
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Pulmonary tuberculosis is a notorious disease as it can cause severe morbidity and mortality. In this case, we discuss a 75-year-old male tuberculosis patient from a rural area with no underlying comorbidities who failed to continue anti-tubercular medication after two months. The case discusses the diagnostic modalities confirming the diagnosis, sputum culture for
Identifiants
pubmed: 38716005
doi: 10.7759/cureus.57757
pmc: PMC11075578
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e57757Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2024, Gaikwad et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.