title: [Total atalectasis of the left lung developing during the third month of treatment in a case of pulmonary tuberculosis].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pulmonary tuberculosis and lung cancer are still important public health problems and can occur simultaneously. In this article, we present the case of a 38-year-old patient treated for smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis.
  
  
  METHODS
  During the third month of treatment, the patient developed respiratory distress and was found to have total atelectasis of the left lung. At rigid bronchoscopy, a lesion obstructing the left main bronchus was removed with a diode laser. Oncological treatment was started following the histological diagnosis of small cell bronchial carcinoma.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Pulmonary tuberculosis and bronchial carcinoma can occur at the same time and cause diagnostic confusion. The possibility should be considered in situations where both diseases are endemic.
authors: Unité de pneumologie interventionnelle de l'hôpital Yedikule, Yedikule Göğüs Hastalıkları Hastanesi, Zeytinburnu 34000 Istanbul, Turquie. leventdalar@gmail.com
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Dalar
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Karasulu
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Sökücü
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Düger
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Altın
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D018450:Disease Progression; D004338:Drug Combinations; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D055118:Medication Adherence; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D055752:Small Cell Lung Carcinoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D013997:Time Factors; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D004338:Drug Combinations