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- Num_publicacion 66(7)
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Resumen_ingles
Tuberculosis is an infectious disease that continues to cause considerable childhood morbidity and mortality both in developing and developed countries. In Spain, it can be considered a resurgent disease, linked to the new lifestyles: travel to endemic regions, the high rate of immigration from areas of high prevalence, long-term survival of patients who are at high risk for developing tuberculosis (those with congenital and acquired immunodeficiencies), etc.
The pediatric population often acts as a «sentinel» for tuberculosis infection or disease in a family, a group of school children, etc. Thus, it is important for pediatricians to be familiar with the typical and atypical presentations of this disease. In addition, they must maintain a high index of suspicion for its development in order to initiate the proper diagnostic testing and treatment immediately, while studying the possible contacts for the purpose of interrupting the spread of the disease before it can reach epidemic proportions. The purpose of this report is to review the subject and describe a case of severe cavitary tuberculosis in an adolescent.
- Palabras_clave_ingles Childhood tuberculosis cavitary tuberculosis drug resistant tuberculosis
- Todos_autores T. Hernández-Sampelayo Matos, M.M. Santos Sebastián, M.L. Navarro Gómez, D. Moreno Pérez1
- autores listados T. Hernández-Sampelayo Matos, M.M. Santos Sebastián, M.L. Navarro Gómez, D. Moreno Pérez
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Correspondecia
T. Hernández-Sampelayo Matos. Sección de Enfermedades Infecciosas Pediátricas. Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Materno-Infantil «Gregorio Marañón». Dr. Esquerdo, 46. 28007 Madrid.
Correo electrónico: thernandez.hgugm@salud.madrid.org - Titulo_ingles Complicated pulmonary tuberculosis: a case report
- Centros_trabajo Sección de Enfermedades Infecciosas Pediátricas. Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Materno-Infantil «Gregorio Marañón». Madrid. 1Sección de Infectología Pediátrica. Hospital Materno-Infantil «Carlos Haya». Málaga
- Publicado en Acta Pediatr Esp. 2008; 66(7): 357-361
- copyright ©2008 Ediciones Mayo, S.A.
