Article ; Online: Unusual presentation of miliary tuberculosis in a 12-year-old girl: a case report.
2024 Volume 24, Issue 1, Page(s) 223
Abstract: Background: Miliary tuberculosis (TB) is a lethal hematogenous spread form of mycobacterium tuberculosis with approximately 15-20% mortality rate in children. The present report highlights the clinical manifestations of an unusual presentation of ... ...
Abstract | Background: Miliary tuberculosis (TB) is a lethal hematogenous spread form of mycobacterium tuberculosis with approximately 15-20% mortality rate in children. The present report highlights the clinical manifestations of an unusual presentation of miliary tuberculosis in a 12-year-old girl. Case presentation: In this case, extensive lung involvement was presented despite the absence of respiratory symptoms. Also, some central hypo-intense with hyper-intense rim nodules were detected in the brain's pons, right cerebral peduncles and lentiform nucleus. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that severe miliary TB may occur even in a person who received the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine. |
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MeSH term(s) | Child ; Female ; Humans ; Tuberculosis, Miliary/diagnosis ; Tuberculosis, Miliary/drug therapy ; BCG Vaccine ; Mycobacterium tuberculosis ; Pons |
Chemical Substances | BCG Vaccine |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2024-04-01 |
Publishing country | England |
Document type | Case Reports ; Journal Article |
ZDB-ID | 2041342-7 |
ISSN | 1471-2431 ; 1471-2431 |
ISSN (online) | 1471-2431 |
ISSN | 1471-2431 |
DOI | 10.1186/s12887-023-04427-x |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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