Zintle was aged 23 years when she presented for the first time to our clinic in South Africa. Her oxygen saturation was 59% on room air, and for months she had been too short of breath to leave her home.
Before her first episode of tuberculosis at age 16 years, she had been a healthy teenager. After a second so-called “successfully treated” episode 2 years later, her life devolved into repeated hospitalisations until right-heart failure from pulmonary hypertension prompted referral.
Slamet, an Indonesian man aged 25 years, presented with a chronic cough and shortness of breath for nearly 2 months.
The Lancet Respiratory Medicine published a clinical update in Critical Care on 30 Mar 2026. The item focuses on #Post-tuberculosis lung disease: no ICD code, no problem?. Open the detail page to review the full original feed content.