Miliary tuberculosis presenting as adult respiratory distress syndrome.
We report the history of a 27-year-old Caucasian girl who died of adult respiratory distress syndrome secondary to miliary tuberculosis (MTB), after treatment with antibiotics to which the organism was sensitive, and a long period of ventilation. This case emphasises the importance of considering MTB as the cause of respiratory failure when another aetiology is not apparent.
Lintin
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National Heart Hospital, London, UK.
Isaac
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PA
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology