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- Title
Successful Management, in a Low-Resource Setting, of Disseminated Tuberculosis in a 3-Year Old Boy: A Case Report.
- Authors
Chilundo, Josina; Muhelo, Arlindo; Ahivaldino, Zita; Zucula, Helton; Macuácua, Sheila; Mussagi, Ana Cristina; Pizzol, Damiano; Smith, Lee; Maggioni, Giuseppe
- Abstract
Disseminated or military tuberculosis (TB) is defined as the presence of at least two non-contiguous sites of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, occurring as a result of progressive primary infection, reactivation and spread of a latent focus or due to iatrogenic origin. Disseminated TB represents a life-threatening condition, especially in at-risk children and when diagnosis and treatment are delayed. We report on a case of a 3-year old boy who presented with long-lasting unrecognised disseminated TB that was successfully managed in a low-resource setting.
- Subjects
TUBERCULOSIS; RESOURCE-limited settings; MYCOBACTERIUM tuberculosis; DELAYED diagnosis; INFECTION
- Publication
Pathogens, 2023, Vol 12, Issue 9, p1163
- ISSN
2076-0817
- Publication type
Case Study
- DOI
10.3390/pathogens12091163