[Caseous pneumonia in a 14-month-old infant].
We report a case of caseous pneumonia in a 14-month-old HIV-negative infant. This clinical picture is usually observed in healthy young adults, rarely in infants. The clinical and radiological signs of caseous pneumonia often simulate acute non-tuberculous respiratory disease. Bacteriological confirmation is required, but the diagnosis can be suggested in case of a pulmonary syndrome with no bacterial isolate and unresponsive to well-conducted antibiotic therapy. The clinical course is rapid with caseous involution of the lung. Early diagnosis is required for specific curative treatment and to limit sequelae.
Ouedraogo
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Service de Pneumologie, Centre Hospitalier National Yalgado, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
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Cisse
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Ouedraogo
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Badoum
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Zigani
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Drabo
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Sawadogo
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D017677:Age Distribution; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003371:Cough / Q000382:microbiology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004417:Dyspnea / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005751:Gastric Lavage; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D011502:Protein-Energy Malnutrition / Q000382:microbiology; D011859:Radiography; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000995:Antitubercular Agents