Successful management of ARDS with bronchopleural fistula secondary to miliary tuberculosis using a conventional ventilator

P Malhotra; R Agarwal; D Gupta; A N Aggarwal

doi:10.4081/monaldi.2005.635

Successful management of ARDS with bronchopleural fistula secondary to miliary tuberculosis using a conventional ventilator

Monaldi Arch Chest Dis. 2005 Sep;63(3):163-5. doi: 10.4081/monaldi.2005.635.

Authors

P Malhotra¹, R Agarwal, D Gupta, A N Aggarwal

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. [email protected]

PMID: 16312207
DOI: 10.4081/monaldi.2005.635

Abstract

Most institutions in India and other developing countries do not have facilities for high frequency ventilation in adults. We report the successful management of a case of ARDS with bronchopleural fistula secondary to miliary tuberculosis using a conventional ventilator and early empiric anti-tubercular therapy.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
Bronchial Fistula / etiology
Bronchial Fistula / therapy*
Female
Follow-Up Studies
High-Frequency Ventilation / methods*
Humans
Pleural Diseases / etiology
Pleural Diseases / therapy*
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / etiology
Respiratory Distress Syndrome / therapy*
Tuberculosis, Miliary / complications*
Tuberculosis, Miliary / drug therapy

Substances

Antitubercular Agents