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There is a paucity of data on severe complications of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in the context of human immunodeficiency virus coinfection despite the increasing prevalence of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis\/human immunodeficiency virus coinfection and the complexity of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment. This report describes a rare case of complicated multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive individual.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>A 39-year-old human immunodeficiency virus-positive Ugandan male on anti-retroviral therapy for 6\u00a0years, who had recently completed treatment for drug-susceptible tuberculosis from a public hospital, presented to the tuberculosis ward of Mulago National Referral Hospital with worsening respiratory symptoms including persistent cough with purulent sputum, fever, right chest pain, and shortness of breath. On admission, a diagnosis of drug-resistant tuberculosis was made following a positive sputum Xpert MTB\/Rif test with rifampicin resistance. Culture-based tuberculosis tests and line probe assay confirmed multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. The patient was given multidrug-resistant tuberculosis treatment that included bedaquiline, isoniazid, prothionamide, clofazimine, ethambutol, levofloxacin, and pyrazinamide and switched to second-line anti-retroviral therapy that included tenofovir\/lamivudine\/lopinavir\/ritonavir. Chest X-ray revealed a hydro-pneumothorax, following which a chest tube was inserted. With persistent bubbling from the chest tube weeks later and a check chest X-ray that showed increasing pleural airspace (pneumothorax) and appearance of a new air\u2013fluid level, chest computed tomography scan was performed, revealing a bronchopleural fistula in the right hemithorax. The computed tomography scan also revealed a pyo-pneumothorax and lung collapse involving the right middle and lower lobes as well as a thick-walled cavity in the right upper lobe. With the pulmonary complications, particularly the recurrent pneumothorax, bronchopleural fistula, and empyema thoracis, cardiothoracic surgeons were involved, who managed the patient conservatively and maintained the chest tube. The patient continued to be ill with recurrent pneumothorax despite the chest tube, until relatives opted for discharge against medical advice.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>Complicated human immunodeficiency virus-related multidrug-resistant tuberculosis is not uncommon in settings of high human immunodeficiency virus\/tuberculosis prevalence and is often associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Early diagnosis and treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, with rigorous monitoring for human immunodeficiency virus-positive individuals, is necessary to prevent debilitating complications.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1186\/s13256-022-03436-1","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,5,30]],"date-time":"2022-05-30T23:02:26Z","timestamp":1653951746000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Recurrent pneumothorax in a human immunodeficiency virus-positive patient with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: a rare case of bronchopleural fistula:\u00a0a case report"],"prefix":"10.1186","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Lydia","family":"Nakiyingi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Joseph Baruch","family":"Baluku","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Willy","family":"Ssengooba","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sharon Miriam","family":"Namiiro","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Paul","family":"Buyego","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ivan","family":"Kimuli","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Susan","family":"Adakun","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,5,31]]},"reference":[{"key":"3436_CR1","unstructured":"Global tuberculosis report 2019. 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