[Tuberculosis: epidemiologic and clinical study of 268 pediatric patients].
TBC begins to be a big health problem at this moment. It was achieved a retrospective study with 238 cases in infant age, entered at Infections Section of Children's Hospital "Miguel Servet" of Zaragoza, during 18 years (1972-1989) studying epidemiologic and clinic factors. We divided in two groups: the first, latent disease (TBC turn) and the second, patent disease. The found incidence was 0.17%. The most affected group were among 0-5 years old (39.075%) of whom 53.76% were male. It was a little prevalence during winter and spring months. The middle-drop social class were the most affected. The epidemiologic ambient was positive in 31.4%. Only were vaccinated 33.6% of children. We observed more clinic forms among nonvaccinated. The lung-form (59.6%) and pleurisy (14.2%) were the most frequent found forms. The less frequent form was miliary TBC (0.96%). The parenquimatosa infiltration was the most frequent found form (42.5%).
Domínguez Fenolle
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Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Infantil Miguel Servet, Zaragoza.
Cenarro Guerrero
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T
Rivas Chamorro
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A
Rituerto Gómez
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B
Franco López
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Y
de Juan Martín
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F
D001500:BCG Vaccine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012621:Seasons; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000635:transmission; D014611:Vaccination
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Tuberculosis: estudio epidemiológico y clínico de 268 pacientes en edad infantil.