title: Congenital tuberculosis.
abstract: We report a case of congenital tuberculosis diagnosed by liver biopsy in a 8-week-old infant presented with acute abdomen. Liver biopsy showed multiple lymphoepitheloid cell granulomas with Langhans' giant cells and central necrosis. The culture of caseous material from the liver showed Mycobacterium tuberculosis . Antituberculous treatment was started. Endometrial biopsy in the asymptomatic mother confirmed the source of infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Batra Hospital & Medical Research Centre, New Delhi, India. drrajivkumar@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Rajiv
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Nomeeta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Arvind
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sabharwal
authors.lastname: Shalini
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D014384:Tuberculosis, Female Genital / Q000150:complications*; D014386:Tuberculosis, Hepatic / Q000151:congenital* / Q000175:diagnosis