Incidental Spontaneous Pneumothorax in a Patient with Recently Diagnosed Tuberculosis

Victor Liaw; Maishara Muquith; Caitlin Helm; Jaini Sutaria

doi:10.56305/001c.73136

Incidental Spontaneous Pneumothorax in a Patient with Recently Diagnosed Tuberculosis

Brown J Hosp Med. 2023 Apr 1;2(2):73136. doi: 10.56305/001c.73136. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Victor Liaw¹, Maishara Muquith¹, Caitlin Helm², Jaini Sutaria²

Affiliations

¹ University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine.
² Department of Internal Medicine University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading infectious cause of secondary spontaneous pneumothorax (SSP), a potentially life-threatening complication. The clinical presentation of TB-associated SSP is highly variable, although most patients present emergently with respiratory symptoms and pleuritic pain. Here, we present a case of TB-associated SSP that was clinically silent.

Keywords: SSP; pneumothorax; secondary spontaneous pneumothorax; tuberculosis.

Publication types

Case Reports