Table 1 Other potential reasons for admission of a patient with tuberculosis to an ICU
From: Clinical review: Tuberculosis on the intensive care unit
Presentation | Possible cause |
|---|---|
Massive haemoptysis | Rasmussen aneurysm |
Cardiogenic shock | Massive pericardial effusion |
Known tuberculosis patient electively admitted to ICU | Post-thoracic surgery |
Liver failure | Drug reaction |
Renal failure | Drug reaction (usually rifampicin) |
Disseminated intravascular coagulation | Miliary TB |
Pituitary apoplexy/stroke mimic | Cerebral tuberculoma |
Airway obstruction | Laryngeal/retropharyngeal TB |