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A case of disseminated miliary tuberculosis in a five-year-old child
Published in:
Irish Medical Journal, Vol: 100, Page:
Publication Date:
2007
Aims & Objectives:
This case report discusses a positive Mantoux test and a chest x-ray consistent with miliary tuberculosis.
Abstract:
A five-year old girl was referred, by the local area medical officer; as she had a positive Mantoux test and a chest x-ray consistent with miliary tuberculosis. She had initially been identified three months previously as a contact of a case of open pulmonary tuberculosis. A CT scan of the brain at the time of presentation showed multiple intracranial tuberculomae. A CT Brain scan three months into the treatment regime showed a significant reduction in the number and size of nodules indicating a favourable response to treatment. This case emphasises the importance of rapid tracing of paediatric tuberculosis contacts, if serious complications and their consequences are to be avoided.
Authors:
Study Type:
Study Papers » Case Report Study » Descriptive Studies - Without a comparision
Categories:
miliary tuberculosis
International Classification:
Certain infectious and parasitic diseases - Report
Keywords:
- article
- case report
- cerebrospinal fluid analysis
- computer assisted tomography
- dexamethasone
- drug dose reduction
- drug response
- Environmental Exposure
- ethambutol
- fatigue
- Female
- headache
- human
- Intracranial Pressure
- isoniazid
- miliary tuberculosis
- neuritis
- preschool child
- pyrazinamide
- pyridoxine
- rifampicin
- Tuberculin Test
- tuberculoma
- tuberculosis control
- weight reduction
Geography:
Republic of Ireland (Dublin)