[A case of giant pleural tuberculoma]

Zhonghua Jie He He Hu Xi Za Zhi. 2023 Oct 12;46(10):1008-1010. doi: 10.3760/cma.j.cn112147-20230415-00177.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

We retrospectively analyzed a rare case of giant pleural tuberculoma. The patient was a female, 62 years old, admitted to hospital for intermittent fever and hemoptysis. The CT scan of the chest and abdomen showed a mass in the right thoracic cavity, and the uneven surface of the bilateral fallopian tubes. Routine blood tests showed a decrease in platelets, white blood cells, and hemoglobin. The mass in the chest was finally confirmed as a tuberculoma by biopsy. The patient was diagnosed with tuberculosis more than 9 years ago and had been treated with anti-tuberculosis drugs for more than 9 years, which caused damage to the liver, bone marrow and other organs, and led to the drug-resistant tuberculosis, making diagnosis and treatment more complex.

本文介绍了1例罕见巨型胸膜结核瘤的病例。患者女,62岁,因间断发热伴咯血入院,胸腹部CT可见右侧胸腔内巨大占位,双侧输卵管表面不平,实验室检查提示血小板、白细胞、血红蛋白减低。胸腔内的占位最终通过活检证实为结核瘤。患者入院前患肺结核,曾自行三联抗结核9年余,造成了肝脏、骨髓等脏器受损,且导致耐药结核产生,为诊治增加了复杂性。.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Pleura*
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Thorax
  • Tuberculoma*

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents