title: Tuberculosis in a contact.
abstract: A 12 year old girl developed a large tuberculous pleural effusion. She was a contact of an adult with pulmonary tuberculosis who was positive on smear testing, and she had been managed in accordance with current British Thoracic Society recommendations.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, National Heart and Lung Institute, London.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bush
authors.forename: J O
authors.initials: JO
authors.lastname: Warner
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D016358:Contact Tracing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000175:diagnosis; D014396:Tuberculosis, Pleural / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000635:transmission*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission*