Tuberculous Empyema Post Bilateral Lung Transplant

Tuberculous empyema in lung transplantation recipients is a rare entity, with only a handful of cases reported in the English-language literature. We are reporting a case of tuberculous empyema 3 months after uncomplicated bilateral lung transplantation. The recipient underwent video-assisted thorac...

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Published inThe Annals of thoracic surgery Vol. 103; no. 5; pp. e419 - e421
Main Authors Makdisi, George, MD, Haddad, Tarek J., MD, Makdisi, Peter B., MD, Bittner, Hartmuth B., MD, PhD
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.05.2017
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Cardiothoracic Surgery
Empyema, Tuberculous - diagnostic imaging
Empyema, Tuberculous - etiology
Humans
Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis - surgery
Lung Transplantation - adverse effects
Male
Surgery
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Summary:Tuberculous empyema in lung transplantation recipients is a rare entity, with only a handful of cases reported in the English-language literature. We are reporting a case of tuberculous empyema 3 months after uncomplicated bilateral lung transplantation. The recipient underwent video-assisted thoracic surgery for diagnosis and decortication. Both the recipient and donor lacked a history of tuberculosis or tuberculosis exposure.
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ISSN:0003-4975
1552-6259
DOI:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2016.10.071