Severe Post‐Tuberculosis Bronchiectasis With Bullous Lung Disease Complicated by Acute Infective Exacerbation: A Case Report From Uganda
Abdisalam Ahmed Sandeyl, Farah Dubad Abdi, David Elia Saria, Grace Akumu Oling, Abdisamad Guled Hersi, Hailemariam Kassahun Bekele, Abdalla Ahmed Deifa · 2026
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Abdisalam Ahmed Sandeyl and colleagues describe lungs wrecked by earlier tuberculosis in a 2026 Ugandan case report. A 60-year-old man with six years of poorly completed tuberculosis treatment arrived with three weeks of worsening cough, foul yellow sputum sometimes streaked with blood, breathlessness, and chest pain.
Scans showed extensive damage, with widened distorted airways, large air blisters, and scarring worst in the left lung. Sputum grew two bacteria, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Streptococcus pneumoniae, confirming an infective flare on top of the structural damage. Intravenous antibiotics, later matched to the culture results, plus supportive care eased his symptoms. The case underlines the cost of incomplete tuberculosis treatment.
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| CREATOR | Abdisalam Ahmed Sandeyl, Farah Dubad Abdi, David Elia Saria, Grace Akumu Oling, Abdisamad Guled Hersi, Hailemariam Kassahun Bekele, Abdalla Ahmed Deifa |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 21 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |