Pitfalls in the diagnosis of pulmonary primary complex.
The phenomenon of overdiagnosis of pulmonary primary complex (PPC) results in unnecessary and prolonged treatment with antituberculous drugs, which are often hepatotoxic. To overcome the pitfalls in the diagnosis of PPC, the author has described, in detail, the reasons for overdiagnosis and the nature of mistakes in arriving at the diagnosis.
Srinivasan
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Department of Paediatrics, JIPMER, Pondicherry 605006.
D016358:Contact Tracing; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis