Tuberculous damaged lung in a child

✍ Scribed by Raquel Consunji-Araneta; Rick Higgins; Gefei Qing; Lamya Bouhasan

• Book ID: 105340957
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 128 KB
• Volume: 46
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 8755-6863
• DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21503

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) remains the “great pretender.” We report the case of a 10‐year‐old female, who presented with a mass in the left chest that was suspected initially to be a tumor. This was later confirmed to be tuberculous in nature, with dissemination to the liver. A large granuloma eventually replaced the left lung, leaving her with “tuberculous destroyed lung” (TDL), an extremely rare, life‐threatening sequela of the disease. We review the pathophysiology, radiologic findings, and management options, which includes pneumonectomy, for this seldom seen but preventable condition. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2011; 46: 1247–1250. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.