A Case of Congenital Tuberculosis in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Congenital tuberculosis is an unusual and severe clinical presentation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection. It is usually difficult to diagnose and treat. We report a tenweek-old male infant who had presented with fever, difficulty in breathing, abdominal distension, convulsion, low weight...
Main Authors: | Ishrat Jahan, Mehedi Parvez, Laisha Yeasmin |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Enam Medical College, Dhaka
2011-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Enam Medical College |
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Online Access: | http://banglajol.info/index.php/JEMC/article/view/11469 |
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