title: Renal and miliary tuberculosis in an internationally adopted infant.
abstract: Renal tuberculosis is rare in children and particularly in infants. We present a case of miliary tuberculosis with focal renal involvement in a 5-month-old male infant recently adopted from Ethiopia, and review the literature on miliary and renal tuberculosis in infants and children. Salient points regarding tuberculosis screening in internationally adopted patients are also addressed.
authors.affiliation: Maine Medical Center, Barbara Bush Children's Hospital, Portland, ME, USA.
authors.forename: Alexander W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Kay
authors.forename: Carol A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: McCarthy
mesh_terms: D000300:Adoption; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003906:Developing Countries; D005002:Ethiopia; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011718:Pyrazinamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D014398:Tuberculosis, Renal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D011718:Pyrazinamide; D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin