title: [Tuberculosis, the old fellow].
abstract: There are many issues concerning tuberculosis during pregnancy. In our case report we discuss a 24-year-old Portuguese woman with unclear weight loss and non-specific symptoms such as fatigue and nausea during pregnancy. After diagnostic work up a pulmonary tuberculosis was diagnosed close to delivery. The treatment and outcome of tuberculosis during pregnancy and the question of breastfeeding after delivery are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Universitäts-Frauenklinik Basel, Basel. TresseltC@uhbs.ch
authors.forename: Christiane
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tresselt
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hösli
mesh_terms: D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D054242:Emigrants and Immigrants; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010356:Patient Isolation; D011174:Portugal / Q000208:ethnology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D013557:Switzerland; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000635:transmission; D015431:Weight Loss; D055815:Young Adult