Severe airway obstruction in a child with Pott's disease.
Airway obstruction associated with Pott's disease is rare. We present a case of severe airway obstruction caused by an extensive paravertebral mediastinal abscess in a 3-year-old boy with tuberculosis of the thoracic spine.
Ochoa
Theresa J
TJ
Department of Pediatrics, Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Perú. Theresa.J.Ochoa@uth.tmc.edu
Rojas
Rosa
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Gutierrez
Manuel
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Porturas
Daniel
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D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000150:complications*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008476:Mediastinal Cyst / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D014399:Tuberculosis, Spinal / Q000150:complications*