A case of Pulmonary Tuberculosis complicated by Pulmonary Thromboembolism

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Submitted: February 19, 2020
Published: Mar 14, 2020
DOI: 10.29328/journal.jfsr.1001018
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Pulmonary tuberculosis, Pulmonary artery, Thromboembolism

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Jiawen Wang
Department of Forensic Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Guizhou, China
Changwu Wan
Department of Forensic Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Guizhou, China
Yuanhe Wang
Department of Forensic Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Guizhou, China
Mingjie Li
Department of Forensic Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Guizhou, China
Le Chen
Department of Forensic Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Guizhou, China
Wang Jie
Department of Forensic Medicine, Guizhou Medical University, Guizhou, China

Abstract

We report a case of pulmonary embolism complicated with pulmonary tuberculosis. A 48-year-old woman suffered from pulmonary tuberculosis more than 6 years without formal treatment. Recently, she went to hospital because of “chest tightness and dyspnea”, and died in the process of admission to hospital. Pulmonary embolism was found by autopsy and histological examination. We analyzed the relationship between pulmonary tuberculosis and pulmonary thromboembolism and the problems we should pay attention to in forensic pathology.

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Wang, J., Wan, C., Wang, Y., Li, M., Chen, L., & Jie, W. (2020). A case of Pulmonary Tuberculosis complicated by Pulmonary Thromboembolism. Journal of Forensic Science and Research, 4(1), 004–006. https://doi.org/10.29328/journal.jfsr.1001018
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