2024
DOI: 10.59793/ijcp.v34i12.1007
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An Interesting Case of Pulmonary Tuberculosis with Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure Mimicking Interstitial Lung Disease

Dr SHRINATH V,
Dr SIDDHARTHA CHAKRABORTY,
Dr RAHUL TYAGI
et al.

Abstract: Hypoxemic respiratory failure is a rare presentation of active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB). Though tuberculous acuterespiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is well documented in medical literature, non-ARDS respiratory failure is seldomreported in active pulmonary TB. We herein report a case, which posed a diagnostic dilemma as it clinically mimickedinterstitial lung disease. Imaging showed unilateral localized smooth interlobular septal thickening along with consolidationwithout significant mediastinal lymphaden… Show more

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