title: [Tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium bovis in Murcia].
abstract: Tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium bovis is a common disease in developing countries, due to its reservoir and most common forms of transmission. Extrapulmonary cases are not uncommon. This fact and the exceptional nature of this mycobacterium, make the diagnosis difficult in our environment. The arrival of migrants from developing countries, where affected cattle and ingestion of contaminated products are frequent, we must be on the alert for an early diagnosis and adequate treatment. We report three cases diagnosed in our region, both with extrapulmonary presentations (cervical lymphadenitis and abdominal tuberculosis), and analyze the present situation of this illness in Spanish livestock, and the influence of immigration on it.
authors.affiliation: Hospital Infantil Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, España. santiagoalfayatem@gmail.com
authors.forename: S Alfayate
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Miguélez
authors.forename: J Piñero
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: M T Montero
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Cebrián
authors.forename: J A Mula
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: P Paredes
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Reyes
authors.forename: J M Zaráuz
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: García
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis; D013030:Spain; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*