title: Successful treatment of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis by double lung transplantation.
abstract: A 24-year-old man suffering from end-stage, multi-drug, resistant tuberculosis and right heart failure underwent bilateral, single-lung transplantation with extracorporeal membrane oxygenator support. He was successfully weaned and discharged from the hospital 30 days later. Sputum cultures have been negative for tuberculosis since discharge, and for almost 2 years thereafter. Anti-tuberculosis medication was discontinued 4 months postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Lung Transplant Group, Wuxi People's Hospital, Wuxi, China. chenjingyu333@yahoo.com.cn
authors.forename: Jing-yu
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Yan-hong
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Chao-hui
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Jin
authors.forename: Ming-feng
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Ji
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zhou
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018432:Drug Resistance, Multiple; D006801:Humans; D016040:Lung Transplantation / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents