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A "double fistula" with Mycobacterium avium complex lung disease.

Ahel El Haj ChehadeIbrahim RaphaelBrent R BrownTony Abdo
Published in: Respirology case reports (2021)
We present a patient with a history of cavitary mycobacterial lung infection and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who developed two connected fistulas post thoracentesis, an alveolo-pleural and a pleuro-cutaneous fistula, leading to continuous air leak from a stoma on his back.
Keyphrases
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • lung function
  • case report
  • air pollution