title: A rare cause of pulmonary tuberculosis.
abstract: We present a case of bovine tuberculosis in a 50-year-old Māori female. She had worked for approximately 7 years at a local freezing works where animal organs were cleaned and packed. The diagnosis was established 4 weeks after commencement of first-line anti-TB therapy. While human zoonotic tuberculosis may be uncommon in developed countries, its diagnosis still has important public health and treatment implications.
authors.forename: Heidi H Y
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mpe
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002417:Cattle; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D004977:Ethambutol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008168:Lung / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008462:Meat-Packing Industry; D008875:Middle Aged; D009163:Mycobacterium bovis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011859:Radiography; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014380:Tuberculosis, Bovine / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D004977:Ethambutol; D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin