A Unique Case of Cure of the Patient with Disseminated Bilateral Fibrous Cavernous Pulmonary Tuberculosis with Extensive Drug Resistance after 18 Years of Treatment Failures
The article describes a unique clinical case of 18-year comprehensive treatment of the patient with disseminated fibrous cavernous pulmonary tuberculosis with extensive drug resistance, continuous bacterial excretion and severe concomitant pathology resulting in successful cure of tuberculosis. It demonstrates the complexity of the decision-making on patient management tactics as well as a rare example of exceptional patient adherence to treatment.
Authors
- O. V. Lovаchevа (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3091-4677)
- О. Г. Комиссарова (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4427-3804)
- N. Chernykh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6787-2362)
- V. A. Shorokhova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7143-3204)
- Rizvan Abdullaev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9105-9264)
- A. M. Tikhonov
Institutions
- Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University (RU)
- Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (RU)
- Central Scientific Research Institute of Tuberculosis Russian Academy of Medical Sciences (RU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Tuberculosis and lung diseases
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.58838/2075-1230-2024-102-6-108-117
- Primary Topic
- Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00