Artigo de Periódico
Perinatal Tuberculosis: A Diagnostic Challenge
Fecha
2006Registro en:
1678-4391
10(3)
Autor
Silva, Márcio Fernando
Souza, Edna Lúcia Santos de
Moreira, Licia Maria Oliveira
Silva, Márcio Fernando
Souza, Edna Lúcia Santos de
Moreira, Licia Maria Oliveira
Institución
Resumen
Despite the high prevalence of tuberculosis in adults and children, the congenital and perinatal forms of tuberculosis are rare. In Brazil, there has been only one published case of congenital tuberculosis and two cases of the perinatal form of this disease. We report a case of perinatal tuberculosis presenting with pneumonia. Alcohol-acid-resistant bacilli were found in the gastric lavage. Diagnosis of this disease presentation requires a high index of suspicion.