Infection with Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Complicating an Intralobar Pulmonary Sequestration: A case report.
- Author:
Si Wook KIM
1
;
Jong Myeon HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Korea. hongjm@chungbuk.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tuberculosis;
Pulmonary sequestration, intralobar;
Lobectomy
- MeSH:
Aorta, Thoracic;
Arteries;
Bronchiectasis;
Bronchopulmonary Sequestration;
Hemoptysis;
Humans;
Lung;
Mycobacterium;
Mycobacterium tuberculosis;
Pneumonia;
Thoracotomy;
Thorax;
Tuberculosis;
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
- From:The Korean Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
2009;42(6):792-795
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
Pulmonary sequestration is a relatively rare malformation. Infection with common pyogenes is a frequent complication in this disease. We report here on a case of intralobar sequestration that was infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the absence of any other site of tuberculous infection. A 40-year man presented with a small amount of hemoptysis, and the man had been previously diagnosed with bronchiectasis 3 years ago. Chest computerized tomography revealed bronchiectasis with pneumonia in the left lower lobe and there was a large feeding artery from the thoracic aorta. A lobectomy of the left lower lobe was conducted via thoracotomy and the final pathologic examination confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis limited to the intralobar sequestrated lung. The patient underwent antituberculous chemotherapy from the postoperative 7th day and he was discharged without any adverse event.
