Congenital tuberculosis.
A neonate presented with poor feeding, jaundice and hepatosplenomegaly. He was in liver failure with disseminated coagulopathy. Post-mortem liver biopsy revealed discrete granulomas with central necrosis and acid-fast bacilli on Ziehl-Nielsen's stain. The mother had active tuberculosis at delivery. The principal characteristics of congenital tuberculosis are reemphasized in this observation.
Department of Paediatrics, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000635:transmission; D014386:Tuberculosis, Hepatic / Q000151:congenital