Tuberculosis (presumed congenital) in a neonatal unit in Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.
This is the first report of congenital tuberculosis from Tanzania. It discusses the problems of diagnosis in a typical neonatal unit in a developing country. Three cases are reported within 1 year. Failure to thrive was the most common symptom. We speculate that congenital tuberculosis is not rare and carries a high mortality. There is need to have a high index of suspicion especially where maternal HIV and tuberculosis are highly prevalent.
Manji
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KP
Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania. kmanji@muchs.ac.tz
Msemo
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Tamim
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Thomas
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D005183:Failure to Thrive / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal; D008297:Male; D013636:Tanzania / Q000453:epidemiology; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000453:epidemiology