Cavitating tuberculosis in an infant: case report and literature review.
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.
Van Hest
Rob
R
Department of Tuberculosis Control, Municipal Health Service Rotterdam, the Netherlands. vanhestr@ggd.rotterdam.nl
De Vries
Gerard
G
Morbano
Giovanni
G
Pijnenburg
Mariëlle
M
Hartwig
Nico
N
Baars
Hennie
H
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
D000995:Antitubercular Agents