Miliary tuberculosis presenting as adult respiratory distress syndrome

We report the history of a 27-year-old Caucasian girl who died of adult respiratory distress syndrome secondary to miliary tuberculosis (MTB), after treatment with antibiotics to which the organism was sensitive, and a long period of ventilation. This case emphasises the importance of considering MT...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Intensive care medicine 1988-01, Vol.14 (6), p.672-674
Hauptverfasser:	LINTIN, S. N, ISAAC, P. A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Bacterial diseases Biological and medical sciences Female Human bacterial diseases Humans Infectious diseases Medical sciences Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult - diagnosis Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult - etiology Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult - pathology Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections Tuberculosis, Miliary - complications Tuberculosis, Miliary - diagnosis Tuberculosis, Miliary - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	We report the history of a 27-year-old Caucasian girl who died of adult respiratory distress syndrome secondary to miliary tuberculosis (MTB), after treatment with antibiotics to which the organism was sensitive, and a long period of ventilation. This case emphasises the importance of considering MTB as the cause of respiratory failure when another aetiology is not apparent.
ISSN:	0342-4642 1432-1238
DOI:	10.1007/BF00256778