Primary cavitating tuberculosis in a 2-month-old infant.
Cavitation in primary pulmonary tuberculosis is rare, particularly in infants. We report a case of a 2-month-old infant with primary cavitating tuberculosis. Computed tomography first showed consolidation of the left upper lobe, and results of a course of antimicrobial therapy demonstrated a cystic lesion. The cyst was demonstrated to be a tuberculous cavity by postoperative histopathologic examination.
Department of Paediatrics, West China Second Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, People's Republic of China.
Yang
Y
Wen
Jianjun
J
Deng
Siyan
S
Deng
Yu
Y
Zhu
Min
M
Shu
Qin
Q
Guo
Chaomin
C
Wan
D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D010340:Pathology, Surgical; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery
D000995:Antitubercular Agents