tuberculosis is a disease that has become endemic in the developing world. it is a bacterial infection of end-conductive passages and respiratory passages of the lung. one of the complications of tuberculosis, even if treated, is pneumothorax. why would pneumothorax result from an infection of the respiratory passages? consult your histology notes and review the slides of the respiratory system, which will help answer the question. how would the infection complicate the treatment of pneumothorax?