Perinatal tuberculosis: a diagnostic challenge.
Despite the high prevalence of tuberculosis in adults and children, the congenital and perinatal forms of tuberculosis are rare. In Brazil, there has been only one published case of congenital tuberculosis and two cases of the perinatal form of this disease. We report a case of perinatal tuberculosis presenting with pneumonia. Alcohol-acid-resistant bacilli were found in the gastric lavage. Diagnosis of this disease presentation requires a high index of suspicion.
de Souza
Edna Lúcia S
EL
Department of Pediatrics, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brazil. ednalu@ufba.br
Moreira
Lícia Maria O
LM
Silva
Márcio Fernando
MF
D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*