Miliary Pulmonary Tuberculosis That Can Be Confused with Pump-Lung Syndrome After Heart Surgery

Miliary pulmonary tuberculosis is a rare condition following open heart surgery. Tuberculosis is a more common entity in Asia and Africa. Following an increase in international travels globalizing world, the possibility of the occurrence of this entity has increased worldwide. The patient, without a history of previous tuberculosis was admitted to our department with a clinical condition that mimics heart failure. After routine laboratory tests, cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons Yazisma Adresi/ Correspondence Dr. Mehmet Besir Akpinar Şifa Universitesi Tip Fakultesi, Kalp Damar Cerrahisi Anabilim Dali Izmir-Turkiye e-posta mbakpinar@hotmail.com OLGU SUNUMU • CASE REPORT Kosuyolu Kalp Dergisi 2012;15(3):123-126 Kalp Cerrahisi Sonrasi Pompa Akcigeri ile Karisabilen Miliyer Akciger Tuberkulozu Miliary Pulmonary Tuberculosis That Can Be Confused with Pump-Lung Syndrome After Heart Surgery Kosuyolu Kalp Dergisi 2012;15(3):123-126 124 GIRIŞ Acik kalp cerrahisi sonrasi miliyer akciger tuberkulozu nadir gorulen bir durumdur. Bu konuda literatur taramasinda sadece bir olguya rastlanmistir(1). Acik kalp cerrahisi sonrasi gorulebilen ve pompa akcigeri olarak adlandirilan klinik tablo ile benzerlik gostermesi nedeniyle kolaylikla atlanabilecek olan akciger tuberkulozu olgusunu sunmayi amacladik.