title: Broncho pleuro subcutaneous fistula with subcutaneous emphysema: A rare presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis.
abstract: Subcutaneous tissue emphysema is observed in a several clinical settings but spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema in the absence of pneumothorax with broncho pleuro subcutaneous fistula is rare. We report a case of spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema secondary to cavitary pulmonary tuberculosis in the absence of pneumothorax.
authors.affiliation: Department of TB and Respiratory Diseases, J.N. Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India.
authors.forename: Mukul
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Saxena
authors.affiliation: Department of TB and Respiratory Diseases, J.N. Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Shameem
authors.affiliation: Department of TB and Respiratory Diseases, J.N. Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India.
authors.forename: Rakesh
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bhargava
authors.affiliation: Department of TB and Respiratory Diseases, J.N. Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India.
authors.forename: Ummul
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Baneen
authors.affiliation: Department of TB and Respiratory Diseases, J.N. Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India.
authors.forename: Mohd Mazhar
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Alam
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, J.N. Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, India.
authors.forename: Nazish
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fatima
keywords: Air leak; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Subcutaneous emphysema