COMPLICATIONS

• Coughing blood (haemoptysis).

• Accumulation of fluid / pus in the lung cavity (pleural effusion / empyema).

• Accumulation of air in the lung cavity (pneumothorax).

• Bronchiectasis.

• Lung infections due to other bacteria or fungi.

• Tuberculosis in larynx.

• Tuberculous enteritis or ischiorectal abscess: Swallowing of heavily infected sputum can cause infection in the intestines.

• Spread of tubercular infection to other parts of body through blood (blood borne dissemination) .

• Respiratory failure and Right Heart failure are late complications and occur when lungs are extensively damaged by the disease.