[Fever, productive cough, night sweats].
A 43 year old male complained about fever, productive cough and nocturnal sweating. He was treated for pneumonia with antibiotics because of pulmonary infiltrate. Tomography revealed a large cavity with infiltrated border in the right inferior lobe. By means of bronchoscopy the diagnosis of bronchial tuberculosis was established. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was cultured. A comparison with previous radiographs suggested a duration of the disease of approximately 3 years. A combined chemotherapy with isoniazide, rifampicin and pyrazinamide resulted in rapid disappearance of symptoms and to regression of radiologic changes. The cavity persisted after 9 month of treatment.
Overlack
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Vetter
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D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003371:Cough / Q000209:etiology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005334:Fever / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013546:Sweating; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000995:Antitubercular Agents
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