%0 Journal Article
%T Spontaneous Pneumothorax Complicating Miliary Tuberculosis: About a Case at the ˇ°Centre Medical Principal De La Gendarmerie Nationale Du Maliˇ±
%A Souleymane Coulibaly
%A Marius Pemb¨¦ Sanou
%A Kassim Sidibe
%A Ladji Mohamed Diaby
%A Lassina Diallo
%A Daouda Amara Traore
%A Salif Kone
%A Ami Diarra
%A Salif Sow
%A Abasse Sanogo
%A Salif Satao
%A Mamadou Cherif Kante
%A Mahamadou Coulibaly
%A Aminata Bagayoko
%A Soumaila Keita
%J Journal of Tuberculosis Research
%P 67-73
%@ 2329-8448
%D 2023
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jtr.2023.112007
%X <span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Introduction:</span></b></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Spontaneous pneumothorax is a rare but serious complication of
tuberculosis. Miliary tuberculosis (MT) is a severe form of tuberculosis
secondary to hematogenous spread of </span><i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Mycobacterium tuberculosis</span></i><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Objective: </span></b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">To report a case of MT complicated by pneumothorax. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Methodology:</span></b> <span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">This was a 25-year-old patient, farmer, followed
up at</span></span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">the Pneumo-phtisiology </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">department of the CHU du Point G for MT whose condition was improving</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">after</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">the
introduction of anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">.</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> He
consulted again after experiencing chest pain</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">.</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:&quot;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Clinical
and imaging revealed a Spontaneous pneumothorax complicating MT. The treatment
combined anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy, chest drainage and respiratory
physiotherapy. Outcome was favorable with improvement of clinical and
radiological signs. </span><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Conclusion:</span></b><span
%K Spontaneous Pneumothorax
%K Miliary Tuberculosis
%K Antituberculous Chemotherapy
%K Pleural Drainage
%K Respiratory Physiotherapy
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=125742