title: Congenital tuberculosis presenting as progressive liver dysfunction.
abstract: We report a case of congenital tuberculosis with an unusual presentation as progressive liver dysfunction, in the absence of respiratory symptoms. Several uncommon features were present, including petechiae, cutaneous lesions, ascites and positive peritoneal fluid culture.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Berk
authors.forename: Karl G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Sylvester
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008111:Liver Function Tests; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents