Bronchopleural fistula secondary to tuberculosis: A rare presentation with diagnostic challenges
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a prevalent disease in developing countries, with a wide range of pulmonary and extrapulmonary manifestations. Among its complications, tuberculosis-induced bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is rare but poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.1 This case highligh...
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Elsevier Inc
2025
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| Online Access: | https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/44563/1/FULL%20TEXT.pdf https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/44563/ https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visj.2025.102221 |
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| Summary: | Tuberculosis (TB) remains a prevalent disease in developing countries, with a wide range of pulmonary and extrapulmonary manifestations. Among its complications, tuberculosis-induced bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is rare but poses significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.1 This case highlights the diverse clinical presentations of TB-BPF and the importance of considering this condition in the differential diagnosis of patients with persistent air leaks and pneumothorax, especially in TB-endemic regions. |
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