title: Recurrent pneumothorax developing during chemotherapy in a patient with miliary tuberculosis.
abstract: Despite the fact that miliary tuberculosis is frequently seen, associated pneumothorax developing during antitubercular chemotherapy for miliary tuberculosis is rare. Pneumothorax is potentially life threatening in association with miliary tuberculosis; and its symptoms may be masked by those of miliary tuberculosis, leading to avoidable delay in the diagnosis of pneumothorax. Here we describe a 24-year-old female patient developing recurrent pneumothorax while on antitubercular chemotherapy for miliary tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, India. gparkas@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Prem Parkash
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Dinesh
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mehta
authors.forename: Dipti
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Agarwal
authors.forename: Trilok
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chand