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KMID : 0383819830300040214
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
1983 Volume.30 No. 4 p.214 ~ p.218
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Artificial Pneumothorax in Chemotherapy Failure Cases
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Lee Nae-Sook
Kim Joon-Ho
Lee Kyung-Duk
Kwon Dong-Won
Rhu Nam-Soo
Cho Dong-Ill
Kim Jae-Won
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Abstract
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Two cases of cavitary pulmonary tuberculosis with persistant positive tubercle bacilli due to resistant strain were treated succesfully with artificial pneumothorax under chemotherapy. Bacilli were converted 3 weeks after starting artificial pneumothorax on smears and cultures by sputum examination. Duration of closure of cavities is variable ranged from 2 months to 7 months. We feel that in some instance, when no other measure is likey to be useful, articial pneumothorax is considered to be one of the effective treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis.
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