Pneumomediastinum complicating pulmonary tuberculosis with diabetic ketoacidosis

• Main Authors: Bruno Mendonça Protásio (Author), Jamile Rosário Kalil (Author), João Gabriel Rosa Ramos (Author), Eberth Alves Machado Neto (Author), Alex Teixeira Guabiru (Author), Vilma Takayasu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of São Paulo, 2011-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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We report a case of a 43-year-old man, previously healthy, with a three-month history of weight loss, dyspnea, cough, hemoptysis and chest pain, followed by polyuria and polydipsia during the last weeks. Clinical investigation disclosed diabetic ketoacidosis, pulmonary tuberculosis and pneumomediast...