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Dolgopolov IS, Federiakina OB, Volzhenina OM, Erokhina GG, Leonov KA, Shneivais AO, Siadrin MG, Rykov MY. Congenital pulmonary tuberculosis. ROSSIYSKIY VESTNIK PERINATOLOGII I PEDIATRII (RUSSIAN BULLETIN OF PERINATOLOGY AND PEDIATRICS) 2023. [DOI: 10.21508/1027-4065-2023-68-1-97-104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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Congenital tuberculosis is a fatal disease in the absence of treatment. The diagnosis is difficult due to polymorphic and nonspecific symptoms in neonates, as well as the lack of alertness of neonatologists and pediatricians. Less than 500 confirmed cases of congenital tuberculosis have been described in the available literature. Mortality ranges from 15 to 33%. Early diagnosis and adequate therapy are essential to improve the prognosis of the disease. Two cases of pulmonary congenital tuberculosis in premature neonates with a positive maternal and familial history of tuberculosis is presented. The clinical symptoms and radiological features started on the days 24 and 48 of life, respectively. Shortness of breath, low blood oxygen level requiring oxygen therapy, fever, and impaired general well-being revealed. The chest X-ray revealed bilateral polysegmental infiltrative lesions with the formation of a cavity of destruction in one case. The diagnosis was established after the detection of M. tuberculosis DNA in gastric aspirates. Patients received therapy according to a regimen designed for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, including conventional anti-TB drugs in combination with linezolid, fluoroquinolones, meropenem, and aminoglycosides. The infectious syndrome in a premature newborn associated with pneumonia resistant to standard antibiotic therapy, the presence of tuberculosis in the mother, relatives, or siblings require a work-up for the detection of M. tuberculosis and instrumental diagnostics. Early diagnosis and treatment are critical for improving the prognosis of the disease.
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- Russian State Social University; N.A. Semashko National Research Institute of Public Health
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Zhang F, Zhang XF, Zhou HY. Clinical characteristics in 26 children with congenital tuberculosis in Central Southern China: a retrospective study. Paediatr Int Child Health 2022; 42:127-132. [PMID: 37587754 DOI: 10.1080/20469047.2023.2246006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2023] [Indexed: 08/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Congenital tuberculosis (CTB) is relatively rare and most patients are described in case reports. AIM To investigate the clinical characteristics of CTB in 26 children. METHODS A retrospective analysis of 26 children with CTB from January 2013 to December 2021 in Changsha Central Hospital in Central Southern China was undertaken. RESULTS The median age at onset was 25 days (17-33) and within 4 weeks of age in approximately 73% of cases. Of 24 mothers (including two mothers of twins), 18 (75.0%) were asymptomatic during pregnancy, and four were diagnosed with tuberculosis prenatally. The numbers of tuberculous meningitis, tuberculous encephalitis and liver TB were 17 (65.4%), five (19.2%) and four (15.4%), respectively. The main symptoms were fever (n = 18, 69.2%) and cough (n = 16, 61.5%). Positive rates of T-SPOT.TB, acid-fast bacilli smear, culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and GeneXpert MTB/RIF test were, respectively, 84.2% (16/19), 42.3% (11/26), 43.5% (10/23) and 83.3% (5/6). Radiograph or computed tomography demonstrated typical pulmonary tuberculous lesions in all cases and the head magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed marked meningeal enhancement or parenchymal lesions in seven cases (26.9%). One case had drug-resistant TB. During follow-up, nine cases had varying degrees of liver injury, and one had delayed growth and development. Eight died and 18 recovered satisfactorily. CONCLUSION Maternal TB status during pregnancy, the epidemiological history, T-SPOT.TB and other TB-related aetiological tests and imaging are important for the early diagnosis and treatment of CTB, and are associated with a favourable outcome. ABBREVIATIONS AFB: acid-fast bacilli; Amk: amikacin; Cs: cycloserine; CT: computed tomography; E: ethambutol; GeneXpert MTB/RIF: GeneXpert Mycobacterium tuberculosis and rifampicin resistance; H: isoniazid; IVF-ET: in-vitro fertilization-embryo transfer; Lzd: linezolid; Mfx: moxifloxacin; MTB: Mycobacterium tuberculosis; mNGS: next generation sequencing; MTB-DNA: Mycobacterium tuberculosis-deoxyribonucleic acid; Pto: protionamide; R: rifampicin; TB: tuberculosis; T-SPOT.TB: spot test of mycobacterium TB infection T-lymphocytes; Z: pyrazinamide.
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- Feng Zhang
- Department of Paediatric Tuberculosis, the Affiliated Changsha Central Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Changsha, China
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- Department of Paediatric Tuberculosis, the Affiliated Changsha Central Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Changsha, China
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- Department of Paediatric Tuberculosis, the Affiliated Changsha Central Hospital, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Changsha, China
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Li C, Liu L, Tao Y. Diagnosis and treatment of congenital tuberculosis: a systematic review of 92 cases. Orphanet J Rare Dis 2019; 14:131. [PMID: 31182120 PMCID: PMC6558871 DOI: 10.1186/s13023-019-1101-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Congenital tuberculosis is rare and carries a high mortality rate. Our objective was to summarize the current experience of the diagnosis and treatment of patients with congenital tuberculosis. METHODS In total, 73 reported cases of congenital tuberculosis published in Chinese and 19 patients with congenital tuberculosis admitted to West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS Sixty-four male and 28 female patients were identified. The majority of the patients were less than 3 weeks old at the time of presentation (range, 0-67 days). With regard to the tuberculosis type, 89 patients had pulmonary tuberculosis, and 20 patients had hepatic tuberculosis. There was active tuberculosis in 71 mothers, no tuberculosis in 12 mothers, and an unknown history of tuberculosis in 9 mothers. Fever, cyanosis, jaundice, shortness of breath, cough, pulmonary moist rales, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly and abdominal distention were the main clinical symptoms at the time of presentation. The abnormal ratios of chest, abdomen and head radiographic images were 97.53, 75 and 81.25%, respectively. The positive rates of acid-fast staining of sputum smears and tuberculosis bacillus DNA were 62.50 and 66.67%, respectively. The misdiagnosis rate was 59.78%. The overall mortality due to congenital tuberculosis was 43.48%. Respiratory failure was the most common cause of death. Sixty-five patients received anti-tuberculosis therapy, and of those, only 16 (15.38%) died. CONCLUSIONS The clinical manifestations and radiographic findings of congenital tuberculosis are nonspecific. It is important to thoroughly evaluate the mothers of infants with suspected congenital tuberculosis. Good outcomes can be achieved in infants with the early identification of congenital tuberculosis and early administration of anti-tuberculosis treatment.
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- Chaofeng Li
- Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, No.20, Section 3, Renmin Nan Lu, Chengdu, 610041 Sichuan Province China
- Key Laboratory of Birth Defects and Related Diseases of Women and Children (Sichuan University), Ministry of Education, Chengdu, Sichuan China
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- Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, No.20, Section 3, Renmin Nan Lu, Chengdu, 610041 Sichuan Province China
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- Department of Pediatrics, West China Second University Hospital, Sichuan University, No.20, Section 3, Renmin Nan Lu, Chengdu, 610041 Sichuan Province China
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Fang X, Mai R, Guo J, Lin N. A pre-term infant of 32 weeks gestation with congenital tuberculosis treated successfully with antituberculosis chemotherapy. Paediatr Int Child Health 2018; 38:220-222. [PMID: 28805143 DOI: 10.1080/20469047.2017.1357879] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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An infant of 32 weeks gestation was separated from her mother at birth for treatment of hyaline membrane disease and, on recovery, was cared for by adoptive parents. At 25 days, she was treated for pneumonia with immunoglobulins and multiple antibiotics and appeared to respond. Her symptoms recurred at 8 weeks and tuberculosis was confirmed by detection in an acid-fast bacilli smear of gastric aspirate. Her mother presented with disseminated tuberculosis with meningitis 1 month after delivery. Criteria for the diagnosis of congenital tuberculosis in the infant were confirmed.
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- Xiaoyi Fang
- a Department of Neonatology , The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College , Shantou , China
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- a Department of Neonatology , The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College , Shantou , China
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- a Department of Neonatology , The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College , Shantou , China
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- a Department of Neonatology , The First Affiliated Hospital of Shantou University Medical College , Shantou , China
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Taweevisit M, Nisagornsen C, Thorner PS. Intrauterine Tuberculosis Manifesting as Acute Chorioamnionitis: A Case Report and Review of the Literature. Pediatr Dev Pathol 2015; 18:335-8. [PMID: 25856142 DOI: 10.2350/15-02-1607-cr.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Congenital tuberculosis involving the placenta is an infrequent diagnosis, and the typical features of tuberculous placentitis involve a granulomatous reaction, reflecting a delayed hypersensitivity immune response in the host. However, the first reaction of the placenta to organisms hematogenously transmitted from the maternal circulation typically involves the innate immune response, manifesting as an acute neutrophilic villitis or intervillositis or both. This acute pattern of response to mycobacteria has only been documented rarely. We present a case of acute mycobacterial infection occurring in a preterm female with 28-weeks gestation, who was delivered by cesarean section because of fetal distress and who was subsequently confirmed to have congenital tuberculosis. The placenta showed an acute chorioamnionitis associated with acid-fast bacilli consistent with Mycobacteria tuberculosis. The mother was found to have a necrotizing granulomatous deciduitis, and that was postulated to have resulted in the direct spread of mycobacteria to the amniotic cavity. Thus, our case extends the acute placental response to mycobacteria to include chorioamnionitis. Although extremely rare, mycobacteria should be considered in the differential diagnosis of infectious agents causing acute chorioamnionitis, especially in geographic areas where tuberculosis is more prevalent.
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- Mana Taweevisit
- 1 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, 1873 King Rama IV Street, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
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- 2 Department of Anatomical Pathology, Queen Savang Vadhena Memorial Hospital, Thai Red Cross Society, 290 Si Racha District, Chon Buri 20110, Thailand
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- 1 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, 1873 King Rama IV Street, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.,3 Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Avenue, Toronto, ON M5G1X8, Canada.,4 University of Toronto, 27 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON M5G1X8, Canada
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Das A, Arora J, Rana T, Porwal C, Kaushik A, Gaur G, Thukral A, Verma S, Kabra SK, Singh UB. Congenital tuberculosis: the value of laboratory investigations in diagnosis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 28:137-41. [DOI: 10.1179/146532808x302161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Jana N, Barik S, Arora N, Singh AK. Tuberculosis in pregnancy: the challenges for South Asian countries. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2012; 38:1125-36. [PMID: 22563776 DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2012.01856.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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AIM Despite tuberculosis (TB) being a global problem, maternal TB remains an unrecognized and underestimated tragedy, especially in South Asian countries. Therefore, we performed a non-systematic review regarding implications of maternal TB on obstetric and perinatal outcomes in the South Asian context. MATERIAL AND METHODS We reviewed original studies, both descriptive and analytical, that originated from South Asian countries following an electronic search supplemented by a manual search. Although relevant studies from developed countries were reviewed, they were not included in the tabulation process because those studies had different socioeconomic/epidemiological background. RESULTS Diagnosis of TB is often delayed during pregnancy, because of its non-specific symptoms, and overlapping presentation with other infectious diseases. Poverty, undernutrition, lack of social support and poor health infrastructure along with complications of TB and need for prolonged medications lead to increased maternal morbidity and mortality. Maternal TB in general (except lymphadenitis), is associated with an increased risk of small-for-gestational age, preterm and low-birthweight neonates, and high perinatal mortality. These adverse perinatal outcomes are even more pronounced in women with advanced disease, late diagnosis, and incomplete or irregular drug treatment. There could be a synergy of TB, socioeconomic and nutritional factors, which might have contributed to adverse perinatal effects, especially in low-income countries. CONCLUSIONS As active TB poses grave maternal and perinatal risks, early, appropriate and adequate anti-TB treatment is a mainstay for successful pregnancy outcome. The current knowledge gaps in perinatal implications of maternal TB can be addressed by a multicenter comparative cohort study.
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MESH Headings
- Antitubercular Agents/therapeutic use
- Asia, Western/epidemiology
- Female
- HIV Infections/complications
- Humans
- Infant, Newborn
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases/diagnosis
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases/epidemiology
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases/therapy
- Lactation
- Pregnancy
- Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/diagnosis
- Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/epidemiology
- Pregnancy Complications, Infectious/therapy
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Tuberculosis/diagnosis
- Tuberculosis/epidemiology
- Tuberculosis/therapy
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- Narayan Jana
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Burdwan Medical College, Burdwan, India.
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Peng W, Yang J, Liu E. Analysis of 170 cases of congenital TB reported in the literature between 1946 and 2009. Pediatr Pulmonol 2011; 46:1215-24. [PMID: 21626715 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.21490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2010] [Revised: 03/24/2011] [Accepted: 03/26/2011] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Congenital tuberculosis is a rare disease. The mortality is very high. Through a review of our own cases and the world literature, we describe clinical manifestations, treatment, and prognosis of this disease. METHODS A total of 170 subjects with congenital tuberculosis that 6 cases identified by the authors and 164 cases identified in other case series were included in this study. All patients were diagnosed according to Cantwell's criteria. The data were analyzed using SPSS, version 17.0 spss. RESULTS There were 70 premature babies among the 170 infants with congenital tuberculosis. The average onset age was 20 days. The mothers of 162 patients were diagnosed as having active tuberculosis during pregnancy or after parturition. Nonspecific signs and symptoms were found in these 170 cases, such as fever, respiratory distress, and hepatosplenomegaly, etc. Abnormal chest radiographs were found in 133 infants, of whom 83 cases showed miliary tuberculosis and multiple pulmonary nodules. Sixty-eight infants died from among the 169 cases. The mortality dropped to 21.7% after treatment with anti-tuberculosis medication. The blood leukocyte count (P < 0.001), anti-tuberculosis treatment (P < 0.001), age of onset (P = 0.004), and presence of intracranial lesions (P < 0.001) affected the prognosis of congenital tuberculosis. CONCLUSIONS The majority of infants with congenital tuberculosis onset within 2-3 weeks after delivery had no specific manifestations. Anti-tuberculosis medication could reduce the mortality. The age of onset, presence of intracranial lesions, anti-tuberculosis treatment, specific image performances and leukocyte count were related to the prognosis of congenital tuberculosis.
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- Wansheng Peng
- Department of Pediatrics, the First Affiliation Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, Bengbu, PR China
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ABSTRACT Although tuberculosis (TB) has its highest burden among young adults, especially since the advent of HIV infection, two other groups with low immunity, the very young (<1 year) with immature immunity and the elderly (>65 years) with waning immunity, are vulnerable groups not to be forgotten. This review describes the epidemiology, clinical aspects, public health aspects and outcome of TB in patients at the extremes of age. The epidemiology differs therein that TB in infants occurs in developing countries with high incidences of TB and HIV, while TB in the elderly occurs in developed countries with ageing populations. The clinical presentation may be non-specific, history of contact with TB is often not known and TB is often not considered at these age extremes, and when the diagnosis is considered, disease progression may already be advanced. Anti-TB treatment regimens are the same as in other age groups, but drug dosages may need adjustment according to weight, renal function, liver function and other potentially complicating factors. Adverse events are more difficult to observe and both the young and the elderly are reliant on others for adherence to treatment. Mortality at both age extremes is higher than in the general TB population. For all the above reasons, public health measures to: prevent transmission of infection; identify those infected and providing preventive therapy; high index of suspicion in order to make an early diagnosis; and timely initiation of treatment are important in both the very young and the elderly.
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- H Simon Schaaf
- Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University and Tygerberg Children's Hospital, Tygerberg, South Africa
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PURPOSE The diagnosis and treatment of congenital tuberculosis are discussed. SUMMARY Congenital tuberculosis is rare and fatal if left untreated. If a pregnant woman with tuberculosis is not treated, infection of the fetus can occur by hematogenous spread through the umbilical cord or by aspiration or ingestion of amniotic fluid. Signs and symptoms of congenital tuberculosis may be nonspecific, which may preclude early diagnosis and treatment. Criteria for the diagnosis of congenital tuberculosis require the infant to have a tuberculous lesion, as indicated by chest radiography or granulomas, and at least one of the following should be confirmed: (1) onset during the first week of life, (2) primary hepatic tuberculosis complex or caseating hepatic granulomas, (3) infection of the placenta or maternal genital tract, or (4) exclusion of postnatal transmission by a contact investigation. Since 2001, 21 cases of congenital tuberculosis have been reported in English-language medical journals, with the age of presentation ranging from day 1 to 90. Based on findings from published case reports, congenital tuberculosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of newborns who have (1) nonresponsive, worsening pneumonia, especially in regions with high rates of tuberculosis, (2) nonspecific symptoms but have a mother diagnosed with tuberculosis, (3) high lymphocyte counts in the cerebrospinal fluid without an identified bacterial pathogen, or (4) fever and hepatosplenomegaly. Once diagnosed, it is essential to promptly begin treatment with isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, and streptomycin in order to decrease the mortality associated with the infection. CONCLUSION Early diagnosis and treatment during the neonatal period are crucial in minimizing the fatality associated with congenital tuberculosis.
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- Sonal Patel
- Drug Information Service, Hoffmann-La Roche Laboratories, Nutley, NJ, USA
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Choudhary J, Mubarik M, Parvez A, Naikoo MA. Cavitatory pulmonary tuberculosis in a 52-day-old infant. J R Soc Med 2004. [PMID: 14996964 DOI: 10.1258/jrsm.97.3.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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- J Choudhary
- Department of Paediatrics, Government Medical College, Srinagar-190001, Kashmir, India
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Choudhary J, Mubarik M, Parvez A, Naikoo MA. Cavitatory Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a 52-Day-Old Infant. Med Chir Trans 2004; 97:131. [PMID: 14996964 PMCID: PMC1079327 DOI: 10.1177/014107680409700312] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- J Choudhary
- Department of Paediatrics, Government Medical College, Srinagar-190001, Kashmir, India
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