1.
Chest
; 97(2): 505-6, 1990 Feb.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2298087
2.
Aten Primaria
; 6(5): 323-5, 1989 May.
Artigo
em Espanhol
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2491587
RESUMO
Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is a late complication of collapse therapy for pulmonary tuberculosis which usually develops several decades after the procedure. A characteristic finding in the chest radiogram is a pleural hydroaerial level, which suggests the diagnosis when associated with gravitational chocolate-like sputum. As the treatment of these patients is difficult, we think it is appropriate that they should be controlled in a primary care setting by periodical radiological studies (posteroanterior chest radiograms) which may permit early detection of the condition so as to establish specific therapy.