title: ECMO: an alternative support for acute respiratory failure caused by tuberculosis?
abstract: Late diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) may result in the development of severe acute respiratory failure. High mortality rates with conventional ventilation have been reported. Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) may represent an effective alternative treatment. We report a case of complicated pulmonary TB in a man who successfully underwent 3 months of ECMO.
authors.affiliation: <label>*</label>Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, San Gerardo Hospital, Italy.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cogliandro
authors.affiliation: <label>*</label>Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, San Gerardo Hospital, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lapadula
authors.affiliation: <label>*</label>Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, San Gerardo Hospital, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bandera
authors.affiliation: <label>*</label>Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, San Gerardo Hospital, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muscatello
authors.affiliation: <label><sup>†</sup></label>Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Marcolin
authors.affiliation: <label><sup>†</sup></label>Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Abbruzzese
authors.affiliation: <label><sup>†</sup></label>Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rona
authors.affiliation: <label>*</label>Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, San Gerardo Hospital, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gori
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D057210:Delayed Diagnosis; D015199:Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult