Perinatal tuberculosis in a 73-day-old infant
Journal
Journal of clinical microbiology
Journal Volume
47
Journal Issue
11
Pages
3785
Date Issued
2009-11
Abstract
A 73-day-old female infant presented with cough and fever. A chest roentgenogram showed a pneumonic patch, but empirical antibiotic treatment failed. The pathology of an excisional biopsy specimen confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis. We emphasize that tuberculosis should be considered for neonates or infants with unresponsive pneumonia because delayed diagnosis is associated with a fatal outcome.
Subjects
CONGENITAL TUBERCULOSIS; DISEASE
SDGs
Other Subjects
amoxicillin plus clavulanic acid; erythromycin; isoniazid; pyrazinamide; rifampicin; sultamicillin; alanine aminotransferase blood level; article; case report; computer assisted tomography; delayed diagnosis; drug substitution; drug withdrawal; female; follow up; histopathology; human; human tissue; infant; lung tuberculosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; pneumonia; priority journal; side effect; thoracoscopy; thorax radiography; treatment failure; videoendoscopy; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Antitubercular Agents; Biopsy; Cough; Female; Fever; Humans; Infant; Lung; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Radiography, Thoracic; Sputum; Tomography; Treatment Outcome; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
Publisher
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
Type
journal article