Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Associated Necrotizing Pneumonia With Adjunctive Corticosteroid Therapy

Joint Authors

Nguyen, Ho Lam
Duong Thanh, Huyen
Le, Thuong Vu
Tran Van, Ngoc

Source

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases

Issue

Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-3, 3 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2019-07-01

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Necrotizing pneumonia induced by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a rare but severe condition.

It is difficult to distinguish between M.

tuberculosis-associated and bacterial necrotizing pneumonia.

The optimal treatment for this condition is controversial.

Here, we report a case of M.

tuberculosis-associated necrotizing pneumonia treated with the adjunctive corticosteroid and the antituberculosis drugs.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Nguyen, Ho Lam& Duong Thanh, Huyen& Le, Thuong Vu& Tran Van, Ngoc. 2019. Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Associated Necrotizing Pneumonia With Adjunctive Corticosteroid Therapy. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Nguyen, Ho Lam…[et al.]. Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Associated Necrotizing Pneumonia With Adjunctive Corticosteroid Therapy. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Nguyen, Ho Lam& Duong Thanh, Huyen& Le, Thuong Vu& Tran Van, Ngoc. Mycobacterium tuberculosis-Associated Necrotizing Pneumonia With Adjunctive Corticosteroid Therapy. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1137163

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-1137163