title: Congenital tuberculosis in a neonate: a diagnostic dilemma.
abstract: Though tuberculosis (TB) among pregnant women is not unusual in our country, documented cases of congenital tuberculosis are rare. Diagnosis is often difficult as signs and symptoms in a neonate are non- specific. Maternal history of tuberculosis is often missed, as many of them are asymptomatic. Here we present a neonate who was operated in view of intestinal obstruction which intra operatively showed disseminated abdominal tuberculosis with infected ascites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery Maulana Azad Medical College, and associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi.
authors.forename: Raj
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: P
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery Maulana Azad Medical College, and associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi.
authors.forename: Sarin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yk
keywords: Ascites; Congenital tuberculosis; Liver biopsy; Lymphadenopathy