Disseminated tuberculosis presenting as pneumomediastinum: a case report

Aditya Dhananjay Phadte; Chitralekha Anilkumar Nayak; Ramona Menezes; Akshay Surendra Naik

doi:10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183449

Authors

Aditya Dhananjay Phadte Department of Medicine, Goa Medical College, Goa, India
Chitralekha Anilkumar Nayak Department of Medicine, Goa Medical College, Goa, India
Ramona Menezes Department of Radiology, Goa Medical College, Goa, India
Akshay Surendra Naik Department of Surgery, Goa Medical College, Goa, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20183449

Keywords:

Miliary, Spontaneous pneumomediastinum, Subcutaneous emphysema, Tuberculosis

Abstract

This study describes a rare case of a 19 year old girl who presented with features of subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum to the emergency department in whom further investigation revealed pulmonary and neurotuberculosis. Tuberculosis presenting as pneumomediastinum and subcutaneous emphysema is a rare, but an important entity and a better knowledge of this condition can help in the early diagnosis and adequate management of tuberculosis.

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