Kamali M, Navaeifar MR, Abbaskhanian A, Hajialibeig A, Godazandeh F, Salehpour M, Rezai MS. Unusual presentation of miliary tuberculosis in a 12-year-old girl: a case report.
BMC Pediatr 2024;
24:223. [PMID:
38561744 PMCID:
PMC10983680 DOI:
10.1186/s12887-023-04427-x]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
Miliary tuberculosis (TB) is a lethal hematogenous spread form of mycobacterium tuberculosis with approximately 15-20% mortality rate in children. The present report highlights the clinical manifestations of an unusual presentation of miliary tuberculosis in a 12-year-old girl.
CASE PRESENTATION
In this case, extensive lung involvement was presented despite the absence of respiratory symptoms. Also, some central hypo-intense with hyper-intense rim nodules were detected in the brain's pons, right cerebral peduncles and lentiform nucleus.
CONCLUSION
The results of this study showed that severe miliary TB may occur even in a person who received the Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine.
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