@article{MAKHILLIJTM20138419882,
    title = {Right Destroyed Lungs Syndrome with Dextrocardia},
    journal = {International Journal of Tropical Medicine},
    volume = {8},
    number = {4},
    pages = {109-112},
    year = {2013},
    issn = {1816-3319},
    doi = {ijtmed.2013.109.112},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1816-3319&doi=ijtmed.2013.109.112},
    author = {Mukoro Duke},
    keywords = {Destroy lungs syndrome,DOT,lungs tuberculosis,lung infection,chronic lung disease},
    abstract = {Chronic lungs disease such relapsed tuberculosis of the lungs 
  could lead to complications that could alter the gross anatomy of a region of 
  the body. Complications have been reported from chronic and relapsed lungs infections 
  such as <I>Mycobateruim tuberculosis</I> when they are not properly managed, 
  Although, the indexed case improved within a short time after admission. The 
  reported case was a rare complicated relapsed lungs tuberculosis. He was a 45 
  years old businessman who presented with history of chronic cough of 25 years 
  duration with associated hemoptysis, treated in the past for lung tuberculosis. 
  He had clinical features and radiological features of destroyed right lung syndrome 
  with dextro cardia following relapsed tuberculosis with possible superimposed 
  infection. He was managed with category two regimen although did not complete 
  his treatment in this facility. Radiographic complications in the index case 
  were mediastinal shift, gross distortion of the right lung with associated fibrosis, 
  contra-lateral lung emphysema which was noticed to compensating for the destroyed 
  right lung. These findings are strongly consistent with some other reports that 
  artificial/pathologic dextro-cardia can be as a result of relapsed tuberculosis 
  with gross distorted chest region. Therefore, physicians should guide against 
  relapsed tuberculosis by revamping Direct Observe Treatment (DOT) through counseling 
  as well as prevent transmission of multi-drug resistance tuberculosis through 
  proper investigation.}
    }