A case of concomitant bronchial anthracofibrosis and tuberculosis presented as asthma-COPD-overlaps syndrome (ACOS)

Saman, Harman; Mhammed, Hadi; Mohammed, Kosar Ali.; Karadakhy, Kamaran

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Saman, Harman
Mhammed, Hadi
Mohammed, Kosar Ali.
Karadakhy, Kamaran

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George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust, Nuneaton; Shar Teaching Hospital, Sulaimania, Iraq; University of Sulaimnyia, Iraq; Gmhory Teaching Hospital, Sulaimania, Iraq; Østfold Hospital Trust, Kalnes, Norway

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2019-06-26

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Respiratory medicine

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In this article we present a case of a 75-year-old nonsmoker woman who was misdiagnosed as asthma-chronic obstructive airway disease overlap. The patient's history, examination and investigation confirmed the diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and anthracofibrosis (AFB). Our case demonstrates the difficulties that clinicians face with when patients present with chronic wheeze without any other specific symptoms at the outset.

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Saman H, Mhammed H, Ali Mohammed K, Karadakhy K. A case of concomitant bronchial anthracofibrosis and tuberculosis presented as asthma-COPD- overlaps syndrome (ACOS). Respir Med Case Rep. 2019 Jun 26;28:100891. doi: 10.1016/j.rmcr.2019.100891.

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