Perinatal transmission of tuberculosis: meningitis in mother, disseminated disease in child.
A newborn boy and his mother were found to suffer from widespread tuberculosis. The mycobacteria were apparently transmitted from mother to child via the birth canal or possibly by airborne infection.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000635:transmission*; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000188:drug therapy