Tuberculous pneumonia: case report

• Autor(a) principal: Pinheiro, Pedro Augusto Carlos
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Baiana de Saúde Pública (Online)
• Texto Completo: https://rbsp.sesab.ba.gov.br/index.php/rbsp/article/view/3553
• topic: Pneumonia tuberculosa; Tuberculose; Relato de caso; Neumonía tuberculosa; Tuberculosis; Reporte de un caso; Tuberculous pneumonia; Tuberculosis; Case report

Tuberculosis is a highly prevalent infectious disease in Brazil, caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Despite mostly affecting the lungs, it may also affect other organs, such as lymphatic vessels, genitourinary tract, bones, joints, central nervous system, gastrointestinal tract, and pericardium. A rare form of the disease, tuberculous pneumonia presents with alveolar consolidation, especially in the upper lobe, possibly mimicking pneumococcal pneumonia. This study sought to report the clinical case of a male individual diagnosed with Tuberculous Pneumonia at the Hospital Geral Roberto Santos, as well as to perform a brief literature review of subject. The study was conducted with data collected from the medical records of a male patient aged 19 years old, previously healthy, non-smoker, born in Recife and living in Salvador, admitted in August 2019 to the emergency service of Hospital Geral Roberto Santos with a history of productive cough yellowish sputum, unmeasured fever, and chills. The case report here described shows an atypical, rare, and uncommon presentation of Tuberculous Pneumonia/Pulmonary Tuberculosis. To avoid delays between the correct diagnosis and the introduction of the respective therapeutic measures, health professionals should search for differential diagnoses in conditions with poor response to the initially instituted therapy.