[Causes of death from tuberculosis in children under the present-day conditions].
Analysis of the causes of death from tuberculosis in 15 children in one of the central regions of Russia has indicated that in the past 14 years, the territorial childhood mortality rates have been 0.10-0.20 per 100,000 children. The main cause of death is tuberculous meningoencephalitis (n = 10); caseous pneumonia (n = 3), and generalized tuberculosis with severe concomitant diseases (n = 2) were less common. Tuberculous meningoencephalitis was postmortally diagnosed in 4 children who had received intensive nonspecific therapy using large doses of corticosteroid hormones. This led to the development of severe pyonecrotic meningoencephalitis with great brain edema and hemorrhoidal portions, which was early known as steroid-induced tuberculosis.
Guseva
E M
EM
Diukanova
M Ia
MIa
Gorovenko
L I
LI
Kamaĭdanova
V B
VB
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003933:Diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012426:Russia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality*