Broncho pleuro subcutaneous fistula with subcutaneous emphysema: A rare presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis

Mukul Saxena; Mohammad Shameem; Rakesh Bhargava; Ummul Baneen; Mohd Mazhar Alam; Nazish Fatima

doi:10.1016/j.rmcr.2012.11.001

Broncho pleuro subcutaneous fistula with subcutaneous emphysema: A rare presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis

Respir Med Case Rep. 2012 Dec 24:8:3-4. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2012.11.001. eCollection 2013.

Authors

Mukul Saxena¹, Mohammad Shameem¹, Rakesh Bhargava¹, Ummul Baneen¹, Mohd Mazhar Alam¹, Nazish Fatima²

Affiliations

¹ Department of TB and Respiratory Diseases, J.N. Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India.
² Department of Microbiology, J.N. Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, India.

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.

Keywords: Air leak; Pulmonary tuberculosis; Subcutaneous emphysema.