Phosphodiesterase inhibitors like sildenafil have already been shown to improve functional capacity and hemodynamics in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension. Few studies address the effects of new phosphodiesterase inhibitors as tadalafil. We report a case of a patient with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension in functional class IV (New York Heart Association) with significant response to treatment with tadalafil.
O Mycobacterium kansasii, micobactéria não tuberculosa, pode causar doença pulmonar com manifestação clínico-radiológica semelhante à tuberculose. Estão associados fatores de risco: bronquiectasias, doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica, seqüela de tuberculose, pneumoconiose e imunossupressão. Relata-se um caso de derrame pleural, em paciente de 67 anos, com doença pulmonar obstrutiva crônica e antecedente de tuberculose. O diagnóstico de tuberculose pleuropulmonar foi sugerido pelo exame anatomopatológico de pleura, que demonstrou processo crônico granulomatoso e presença de bacilo álcool-ácido resistente. Nas culturas de líquido e tecido pleurais foi detectado Mycobacterium kansasii. Discute-se o diagnóstico diferencial com outros agentes infecciosos na doença granulomatosa pleural e tratamento.
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