title: Cavitating tuberculosis in an infant: case report and literature review.
abstract: Primary cavitating tuberculosis is a rare complication of primary tuberculosis in young children. In the absence of a known adult source case, the diagnosis of tuberculosis in children can be difficult. We describe an 8-month-old baby with primary cavitating tuberculosis, in whom there was considerable delay in diagnosis, and review the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Tuberculosis Control, Municipal Health Service Rotterdam, the Netherlands. vanhestr@ggd.rotterdam.nl
authors.forename: Rob
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Van Hest
authors.forename: Gerard
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: De Vries
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Morbano
authors.forename: Mariëlle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pijnenburg
authors.forename: Nico
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hartwig
authors.forename: Hennie
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Baars
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016862:Tuberculoma, Intracranial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents