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Complications

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The complications of respiratory tuberculosis include:

  • pleural effusion
  • empyema
  • pneumothorax
  • laryngitis
  • enteritis
  • mycetoma with Aspergillus fumigatus in a healed cavity
  • cor pulmonale secondary to extensive fibrosis
  • death

Reference:

  1. Tuberculosis; NICE Guideline (January 2016 - last updated September 2019)

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