A case series of three infants having pulmonary tuberculosis
Progression of primary pulmonary tubercular infection to active disease is not common in infants. Bacterial pneumonia is usually an imposter and its suspicion usually delays a definitive diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis and starting antitubercular treatment. Although congenital tuberculosis infec...
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| description | Progression of primary pulmonary tubercular infection to active disease is not common in infants. Bacterial pneumonia is usually an imposter and its suspicion usually delays a definitive diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis and starting antitubercular treatment. Although congenital tuberculosis infection from infective mother is a possibility but most commonly, they acquire postnatal disease by contact with an infectious adult source. We are sharing our experience of three infants referred to our side who were being treated as bronchopneumonia for a period of 15 to 20 days, and subsequently were diagnosed with post primary pulmonary tuberculosis for a period of 1 year. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5e8bb6eb778542de92db649f88b5cd6c2024-04-01T05:52:48ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsThe Journal of Association of Chest Physicians2320-87752320-90892023-01-0111314715110.4103/jacp.jacp_45_23A case series of three infants having pulmonary tuberculosisAlok ChandraPrashi DuttNeha KumariBalkrishnaProgression of primary pulmonary tubercular infection to active disease is not common in infants. Bacterial pneumonia is usually an imposter and its suspicion usually delays a definitive diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis and starting antitubercular treatment. Although congenital tuberculosis infection from infective mother is a possibility but most commonly, they acquire postnatal disease by contact with an infectious adult source. We are sharing our experience of three infants referred to our side who were being treated as bronchopneumonia for a period of 15 to 20 days, and subsequently were diagnosed with post primary pulmonary tuberculosis for a period of 1 year.http://www.jacpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2320-8775;year=2023;volume=11;issue=3;spage=147;epage=151;aulast=Chandragastric aspirateinfantspneumoniaprogressive primary pulmonary tuberculosis |
| spellingShingle | Alok Chandra Prashi Dutt Neha Kumari Balkrishna A case series of three infants having pulmonary tuberculosis The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians gastric aspirate infants pneumonia progressive primary pulmonary tuberculosis |
| title | A case series of three infants having pulmonary tuberculosis |
| title_full | A case series of three infants having pulmonary tuberculosis |
| title_fullStr | A case series of three infants having pulmonary tuberculosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | A case series of three infants having pulmonary tuberculosis |
| title_short | A case series of three infants having pulmonary tuberculosis |
| title_sort | case series of three infants having pulmonary tuberculosis |
| topic | gastric aspirate infants pneumonia progressive primary pulmonary tuberculosis |
| url | http://www.jacpjournal.org/article.asp?issn=2320-8775;year=2023;volume=11;issue=3;spage=147;epage=151;aulast=Chandra |
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