Beating a tuberculosis infection is only the first ... Sometimes the reaction is so severe that it damages parts of the lungs, leaving cavities which can fill with fluids or dead cells.

When a bleb ruptures the air escapes into the chest cavity causing a pneumothorax (air between the lung and chest cavity) which can result in a collapsed lung. If blebs become larger or come together ...

Chicago's old Iroquois Memorial Hospital sagged with the most influential politicians of northern Illinois last week. A simple lesson in anatomy and a mechanical treatment for tuberculosis ...

The tuberculosis apparently followed the ... principally in the upper half of the right-lung field, where a definite cavity, measuring 2.5 by 5 cm., was seen. The shadows in the remaining lung ...

A team of researchers from Uganda and the United Kingdom has said they found a cost-effective intervention that improves productivity and quality of life of persons with post-TB lung disease (PTLD).