Open AccessCystic lung disease as a complication of post‐tuberculosis infection in young patients: A rare manifestation of a common disease
Author(s) -
Johari Bushra,
Khor Boon Hock,
Musa Aisya Natasya,
Abdul Kadir Roqiah Fatmawati
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
respirology case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.304
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2051-3380
DOI - 10.1002/rcr2.911
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , complication , disease , pneumothorax , context (archaeology) , lung , rare disease , differential diagnosis , lung disease , pediatrics , surgery , pathology , paleontology , biology
Tuberculosis (TB) is a common disease which is still endemic in many countries including Malaysia. Acquired cystic lung disease is a rare complication of post‐TB infection. We aim to describe two cases of young patients who developed cystic lung disease during treatment for TB, which were further complicated with recurrent pneumothorax. We reiterate the need to consider TB in the differential diagnoses of cystic lung disease in the appropriate clinical context.