We describe a case of a 25 year old female from Lithuania who presented with a productive cough. Chest radiograph demonstrated an infiltrate in the left upper lobe and a cavitating lesion in the right middle lobe. Sensitivity testing of her sputum led to a diagnosis of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB). This is the first case in Ireland and highlights the need for physicians to be aware of the possibility of XDR-TB. Moreover it underlines the need for improvement in service provision in terms of a TB reference laboratory and TB clinics.
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Baarveld, A. M. M., O’Donnell, R. A., Gibbons, N., Scully, M., O’Flangan, D., & Keane, J. (2007). Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR-TB) - A Potential Threat in Ireland. The Open Respiratory Medicine Journal, 1(1), 7–9. https://doi.org/10.2174/1874306400701010007
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