[Obstructive emphysema of infant during pulmonary tuberculosis].
A rare complication of pulmonary tuberculosis of infant is the obstructive emphysema following to the compression by enlarged lymphadenopathy. The authors report a case of obstructive emphysema observed in a 12 month old infant affected by pulmonary tuberculosis, and debate its more important pathogenethic, clinical and differential diagnosis aspects. At last they comment upon favourable clinical course observed as results of an exclusive medical treatment (antitubercular antibiotic therapy shortly combined with moderate corticotherapy) without making use of surgical, but aggressive, treatment.
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Clinica Pediatrica R, Univeresità degli Studi, Palermo.
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Di Stefano
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Albeggiani
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D000658:Amoxicillin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002442:Ceftazidime / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010406:Penicillins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011656:Pulmonary Emphysema / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy; D013307:Streptomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*
D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular; D002511:Cephalosporins; D010406:Penicillins; D000658:Amoxicillin; D002442:Ceftazidime; D013307:Streptomycin