| Peer-Reviewed

Lung Cancer and Tuberculosis: A Case Report on a Patient with Concurrent Comorbidities in a Hospital of High Complexity in Fortaleza - CE-BR

Received: 18 September 2014     Accepted: 13 October 2014     Published: 20 October 2014
Views:       Downloads:
Abstract

Case report: Lung Cancer (LC) is associated with smoking. Wonders attention in people with lung cancer who also have increased risk of having pulmonary tuberculosis (PT). The chances of getting lung cancer among pulmonary tuberculosis increases compared to LC alone. Simultaneously or not can change the prognosis and survival of these patients. The objective of this case report is to highlight the characteristics and possibilities of patients with PT and LC, with simultaneous or sequential presentation outpatient tertiary Hospital / high complexity. Tuberculosis screening should be recommended prior to initiating immunosuppressive treatment of LC.

Published in Cancer Research Journal (Volume 2, Issue 6)
DOI 10.11648/j.crj.20140206.11
Page(s) 102-103
Creative Commons

This is an Open Access article, distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, provided the original work is properly cited.

Copyright

Copyright © The Author(s), 2014. Published by Science Publishing Group

Keywords

Lung Cancer, Tuberculosis, Concorrent Comorbities

References
[1] Arslam O, Gurman G, Dilek I et al. Incidence of tuberculosis after bone marrow transplantation in a single center from Turkey. Haemathologie, 1998, 29(1):59-62.
[2] Dye C, Scheele S, Dolin P, Pathania V, Raviglione MC. Global burden of tuberculosis: estimated incicence, prevalence and mortality by country. JAMA 2000, 282(7): 678-686.
[3] Ip MS, Yuen KY, Woo, PC et al. Risk Factors for pulmonary tuberculosis in bone marrow transplant recipients. Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 1998, 158(4):1173-1177.
[4] Brasil Ministério da Saúde. Tuberculose: Guia de Vigilância Epidemiológica. 2002. FUNASA, Brasília-DF, 100p. Libshitz HI, Pannu HK, Elting LS, Cooksley CD. Tuberculosis in cancer patients: an update. J Thorac Imaging 1997, Jan;12(1):41-6.
[5] Melo FAF, Afiune JB. Tuberculose, uma doença ocupacional: infecção, adoecimento, proteção dos profissionais em Serviços de atenção à tuberculose. Bol Pneum Sanit, 1995, 3(1):56-68.
[6] Yuen KY, Woo PC. Tuberculosis in blood and marrow transplant recipients. Hematol Oncol. 2002 Jun;20(2):51-62.
[7] Libshitz HI, Pannu HK, Elting LS, Cooksley CD Tuberculosis in cancer patients: an update. J Thorac Imaging. 1997 Jan;12(1):41-6.
[8] Tamura A, Hebisawa A, Tanaka G, Tatsuta H, Tsuboi T, Nagai H, Hayashi K, Sagara Y, Kawabe Y, Akagawa S, Nagayama N, Machida K, Kurashima A, Sato K, Fukushima K, Yotsumoto H, Mori M. Active pulmonary tuberculosis in patients with lung cancer. Kekkaku. 1999 Nov;74(11):797-802.
[9] Gómez-Marin JE+, León Franco CIL, Guerrero MI, Rigouts L, Portaels F. S6110 Fingerprinting of Sensitive and Resistant Strains (1991-1992) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Colombia. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz 2002, 97(7): 1005-1008.
[10] Kolk AHJ, Kox LFF, Van Leeuwen J, et al. Clinical utility of the polymerase chain reaction in the diagnosis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. Eur Respir J 1998; 11: 1222-1226.
[11] Arthritis Care & Research; Vol. 64, No. 11, November 2012, pp 1783–1786 © 2012, American College of Rheumatology.
[12] Increased prevalence of primary drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis in immunocompromised patients- Respirology (2011) 16, 308–313 doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2010.01902.x
Cite This Article
  • APA Style

    Jose Aurillo Rocha, Filadelfia Passos Rodrigues Martins, Rosineli Leopoldino De Oliveira, Paulo Brito De Castro Figueira, Jose Dumas Ferreira Gomes, et al. (2014). Lung Cancer and Tuberculosis: A Case Report on a Patient with Concurrent Comorbidities in a Hospital of High Complexity in Fortaleza - CE-BR. Cancer Research Journal, 2(6), 102-103. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.crj.20140206.11

    Copy | Download

    ACS Style

    Jose Aurillo Rocha; Filadelfia Passos Rodrigues Martins; Rosineli Leopoldino De Oliveira; Paulo Brito De Castro Figueira; Jose Dumas Ferreira Gomes, et al. Lung Cancer and Tuberculosis: A Case Report on a Patient with Concurrent Comorbidities in a Hospital of High Complexity in Fortaleza - CE-BR. Cancer Res. J. 2014, 2(6), 102-103. doi: 10.11648/j.crj.20140206.11

    Copy | Download

    AMA Style

    Jose Aurillo Rocha, Filadelfia Passos Rodrigues Martins, Rosineli Leopoldino De Oliveira, Paulo Brito De Castro Figueira, Jose Dumas Ferreira Gomes, et al. Lung Cancer and Tuberculosis: A Case Report on a Patient with Concurrent Comorbidities in a Hospital of High Complexity in Fortaleza - CE-BR. Cancer Res J. 2014;2(6):102-103. doi: 10.11648/j.crj.20140206.11

    Copy | Download

  • @article{10.11648/j.crj.20140206.11,
      author = {Jose Aurillo Rocha and Filadelfia Passos Rodrigues Martins and Rosineli Leopoldino De Oliveira and Paulo Brito De Castro Figueira and Jose Dumas Ferreira Gomes and David Luniere Goncalves},
      title = {Lung Cancer and Tuberculosis: A Case Report on a Patient with Concurrent Comorbidities in a Hospital of High Complexity in Fortaleza - CE-BR},
      journal = {Cancer Research Journal},
      volume = {2},
      number = {6},
      pages = {102-103},
      doi = {10.11648/j.crj.20140206.11},
      url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.crj.20140206.11},
      eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.crj.20140206.11},
      abstract = {Case report: Lung Cancer (LC) is associated with smoking. Wonders attention in people with lung cancer who also have increased risk of having pulmonary tuberculosis (PT). The chances of getting lung cancer among pulmonary tuberculosis increases compared to LC alone. Simultaneously or not can change the prognosis and survival of these patients. The objective of this case report is to highlight the characteristics and possibilities of patients with PT and LC, with simultaneous or sequential presentation outpatient tertiary Hospital / high complexity. Tuberculosis screening should be recommended prior to initiating immunosuppressive treatment of LC.},
     year = {2014}
    }
    

    Copy | Download

  • TY  - JOUR
    T1  - Lung Cancer and Tuberculosis: A Case Report on a Patient with Concurrent Comorbidities in a Hospital of High Complexity in Fortaleza - CE-BR
    AU  - Jose Aurillo Rocha
    AU  - Filadelfia Passos Rodrigues Martins
    AU  - Rosineli Leopoldino De Oliveira
    AU  - Paulo Brito De Castro Figueira
    AU  - Jose Dumas Ferreira Gomes
    AU  - David Luniere Goncalves
    Y1  - 2014/10/20
    PY  - 2014
    N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.crj.20140206.11
    DO  - 10.11648/j.crj.20140206.11
    T2  - Cancer Research Journal
    JF  - Cancer Research Journal
    JO  - Cancer Research Journal
    SP  - 102
    EP  - 103
    PB  - Science Publishing Group
    SN  - 2330-8214
    UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.crj.20140206.11
    AB  - Case report: Lung Cancer (LC) is associated with smoking. Wonders attention in people with lung cancer who also have increased risk of having pulmonary tuberculosis (PT). The chances of getting lung cancer among pulmonary tuberculosis increases compared to LC alone. Simultaneously or not can change the prognosis and survival of these patients. The objective of this case report is to highlight the characteristics and possibilities of patients with PT and LC, with simultaneous or sequential presentation outpatient tertiary Hospital / high complexity. Tuberculosis screening should be recommended prior to initiating immunosuppressive treatment of LC.
    VL  - 2
    IS  - 6
    ER  - 

    Copy | Download

Author Information
  • Clinical Oncology, Messejana Hospital- Dr. Carlos Alberto Studart Gomes- Avenida Frei Cirilo, 3480 - Messejana - CEP - 60.846-190 Fortaleza/Ce/ Brazil

  • Clinical Oncology, Messejana Hospital- Dr. Carlos Alberto Studart Gomes- Avenida Frei Cirilo, 3480 - Messejana - CEP - 60.846-190 Fortaleza/Ce/ Brazil

  • Clinical Oncology, Messejana Hospital- Dr. Carlos Alberto Studart Gomes- Avenida Frei Cirilo, 3480 - Messejana - CEP - 60.846-190 Fortaleza/Ce/ Brazil

  • Clinical Oncology, Messejana Hospital- Dr. Carlos Alberto Studart Gomes- Avenida Frei Cirilo, 3480 - Messejana - CEP - 60.846-190 Fortaleza/Ce/ Brazil

  • Clinical Oncology, Messejana Hospital- Dr. Carlos Alberto Studart Gomes- Avenida Frei Cirilo, 3480 - Messejana - CEP - 60.846-190 Fortaleza/Ce/ Brazil

  • Clinical Oncology, Messejana Hospital- Dr. Carlos Alberto Studart Gomes- Avenida Frei Cirilo, 3480 - Messejana - CEP - 60.846-190 Fortaleza/Ce/ Brazil

  • Sections