Endobronchial Watanabe Spigots for Treatment of Pyopneumothorax due to Nontuberculous Mycobacteriosis in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case Report Based on Past Experience
Nontuberculous mycobacterial lung disease sometimes causes pneumothorax and empyema, which are often intractable because of patients’ background factors. Biological products used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis have caused the problem of an increase in infection rates as a side effect, one...
| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2018-01-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Pulmonology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/6738435 |