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Tuberculous damaged lung in a child
Author(s) -
ConsunjiAraneta Raquel,
Higgins Rick,
Qing Gefei,
Bouhasan Lamya
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.21503
Subject(s) - medicine , sequela , tuberculosis , lung , pneumonectomy , surgery , granuloma , lung disease , respiratory disease , pediatrics , pathology
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.