title: Near miss diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis.
abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a public health problem in Malaysia. We describe three atypical cases of serious tuberculosis in children. The potential diagnostic pitfall in these cases is highlighted by its unusual presentation in a setting of culture-negative infection. A positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in each case assists in gauging the diagnosis in concordance with appropriate clinical findings.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, University Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia. nor@medic.upm.edu.my
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Norlijah
authors.forename: H I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Intan
authors.forename: A M F
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Feizel
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Kasim
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Noh
mesh_terms: D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008296:Malaysia; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D011859:Radiography; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology