• Respir Med Case Rep · Jan 2013

    Broncho pleuro subcutaneous fistula with subcutaneous emphysema: A rare presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis.

    • Mukul Saxena, Mohammad Shameem, Rakesh Bhargava, Ummul Baneen, Mohd Mazhar Alam, and Nazish Fatima.
    • Department of TB and Respiratory Diseases, J.N. Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India.
    • Respir Med Case Rep. 2013 Jan 1; 8: 3-4.

    AbstractSubcutaneous tissue emphysema is observed in a several clinical settings but spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema in the absence of pneumothorax with broncho pleuro subcutaneous fistula is rare. We report a case of spontaneous subcutaneous emphysema secondary to cavitary pulmonary tuberculosis in the absence of pneumothorax.

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