Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in miliary tuberculosis: a twelve year experience.
Miliary tuberculosis [MTB] is an uncommon but important treatable cause of acute respiratory distress syndrome [ARDS]. In this communication, six patients with MTB who developed ARDS in the course of their illness are described. The difficulties encountered in diagnosing MTB as a primary cause of ARDS are highlighted. The pathogenetic mechanisms of ARDS in MTB are briefly reviewed.
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Department of Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
Sharma
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Pande
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012121:Respiration, Artificial; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis