Open AccessA middle-aged lady with near-fatal respiratory failure
Author(s) -
Pankti Sheth,
Shibdas Chakrabarti,
Neeraj Gupta,
Pranav Ish,
Rohit Kumar,
Nitesh Gupta
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
monaldi archives for chest disease. pulmonary series/monaldi archives for chest disease/monaldi archives for chest disease. cardiac series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2465-101X
pISSN - 1122-0643
DOI - 10.4081/monaldi.2021.2103
Subject(s) - medicine , respiratory failure , tuberculosis , intensive care medicine , acute respiratory failure , disease , respiratory system , cause of death , pediatrics , surgery , mechanical ventilation , pathology
Tuberculosis is an uncommon cause of acute hypoxemic respiratory failure. We present a case of a middle-aged women with near-fatal respiratory failure due to underlying tuberculosis with favorable clinical recovery. Early diagnosis and treatment are imperative to prevent morbidity, mortality, and disease transmission.