| Lawn et al. [5] | Sander et al. [6] | Yoon et al. [7] | Hsieh et al. [8] | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of cases | One case | One case | Two cases | One case (only image) | |
Sex/age | F/27 | M/75 | F/78 | F/75 | M/80 |
Past medical history | AIDS | Hypertension, atrial fibrillation, colon polyp. | – | – | N/A |
Bronchial wash or sputum | |||||
 AFB smear | – | – | – | + | – |
 MTB PCR | N/A | N/A | + | – | N/A |
 AFB culture | + | + | + | + | + |
 DST | N/A | N/A | All sensitive | Isoniazid resistant | Isoniazid resistant |
 Biopsy | OP with AFB smear (+)* | OP | OP | OP | OP with AFB smear (+) |
 Steroid treatment | Not used | Used before and after diagnosis of tuberculosis | Not used | Not used | N/A |
 Prognosis | Dead due to fatal ARDS before diagnosis and treatment | Improved | Improved | Improved | N/A |