Congenital tuberculosis as a proxy to maternal tuberculosis: a case report.
The diagnosis of congenital tuberculosis (TB) is often difficult as clinical signs are nonspecific. The maternal history of TB therefore remains an important tool in the diagnosis of congenital TB. In this case report, we present a patient with congenital TB, whose diagnosis was delayed because the mother was asymptomatic and there was a delay in eliciting a family history of TB. This highlights the importance of obtaining a detailed history on admission.
Department of Paediatrics, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital and the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa. Hitesh.Diar@wits.ac.za
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D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000635:transmission*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D018445:Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical; D008297:Male; D011247:Pregnancy; D011859:Radiography; D012127:Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / Q000382:microbiology*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000635:transmission*; D055815:Young Adult