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.

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