Intralobar pulmonary sequestration: a masqurader in tuberculosis prevalent population.
Intra pulmonary sequestration is a rare congenital disorder that is characterized by malformation of pulmonary tissue having no connection to normal tracheobronchial tree and pulmonary arteries. This is a case history of 20 years old man initially misdiagnosed as Tuberculosis and later diagnosis of intra-lobar pulmonary sequestration was confirmed. There are few reports of this rare disorder globally and we are reporting the first case of Intrapulmonary Sequestration in Pakistan.
Ashraf
Ayesha
A
Shifa College of Medicine, Islamabad, Pakistan.
Iqbal
Mobeen
M
D001998:Bronchopulmonary Sequestration / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D055815:Young Adult