Journal Basic Info

  • Impact Factor: 1.809**
  • H-Index: 6
  • ISSN: 2474-1655
  • DOI: 10.25107/2474-1655
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Major Scope

  •  Hepatitis
  •  Endocrinology
  •  Anatomy
  •  Geriatric Medicine
  •  Renal Disease
  •  Chemotherapy
  •  Forensic and Legal Medicine
  •  Pathology

Abstract

Citation: Ann Clin Case Rep. 2021;6(1):2019.DOI: 10.25107/2474-1655.2019

Pulmonary Thromboembolism Complicated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review

Qiuyue Feng and Zhaohui Tong

1Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Capital Medical University, China 2Beijing Huairou Hospital, China

*Correspondance to: Zhaohui Tong 

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Abstract:

Tuberculosis (TB) has a high prevalence and remains a worldwide health crisis especially in developing countries. Geriatric TB is a difficult problem in the course of diagnosis and treatment, and Pulmonary Thromboembolism (PTE) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is rarely reported. An 85-year-old man with fever was hospitalized because of PTE and pneumonia; no one considered that he might be pulmonary tuberculosis. Particularly, one super-aged man manifested atypical symptoms during treatment in the emergency room. After routine anti-TB regimen and anticoagulation therapy, the patient was recovered and discharged. We should be alert to pulmonary embolism that complicated active tuberculosis in the geriatric population, early diagnosis and treatment can improve survival rate.

Keywords:

Tuberculosis; PTE; Geriatric population; ATT

Cite the Article:

Feng Q, Tong Z. Pulmonary Thromboembolism Complicated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection: A Case Report and Literature Review. Ann Clin Case Rep. 2021; 6: 2019..

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