Congenital tuberculosis: late manifestation of the maternal infection.
Tuberculosis in pregnancy though not uncommon, congenital tuberculosis continues to be a rare entity. A case of congenital tuberculosis where the mother manifested the disease 3 months after it was diagnosed in the newborn is reported considering its rarity.
Department of Pediatrics, The Institute of Child Health, 2G Dilkhusha Street, Kolkata, 700017, India. priyankar70@dataone.in
Priyankar
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Pal
Apurba
A
Ghosh
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000635:transmission