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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
3
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1993-11-9
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pubmed:abstractText |
The clinical and radiological features in 38 infants less than 3 months of age with tuberculosis proved by culture are described and may aid early diagnosis of this often fatal condition. Respiratory symptoms, cough in 33 (87%) and tachypnoea in 31 (82%), were the commonest presenting symptoms. Twenty five infants (66%) had hepatomegaly and 20 (53%) splenomegaly. Mantoux testing gave an induration of > 15 mm in three of 17 (18%) infants. In a further five a Tine test gave confluent response. Chest radiography in 27 infants showed miliary tuberculosis in seven (26%) and hilar or paratracheal adenopathy in 14 (52%) and 10 (37%) respectively. Compression of either the bronchi or trachea or both was noted in 15 (56%). Detection of this complication was aided by high kilovolt radiographs. A culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis was obtained from gastric aspirate in 35 (92%) infants, but positive cultures were also obtained from cerebrospinal fluid, tracheal or bronchial aspirate and liver and lymph node biopsy. Of 30 mothers evaluated seven (23) had previously unsuspected pulmonary tuberculosis.
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pubmed:commentsCorrections |
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/8215548-1172402,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/8215548-1469526,
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/8215548-1784054,
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http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/commentcorrection/8215548-7454491
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
AIM
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Sep
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pubmed:issn |
1468-2044
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Electronic
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pubmed:volume |
69
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
371-4
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2009-11-18
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8215548-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:8215548-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:8215548-Infant,
pubmed-meshheading:8215548-Infant, Newborn,
pubmed-meshheading:8215548-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:8215548-Tuberculosis,
pubmed-meshheading:8215548-Tuberculosis, Meningeal,
pubmed-meshheading:8215548-Tuberculosis, Miliary,
pubmed-meshheading:8215548-Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
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pubmed:year |
1993
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Tuberculosis in infants less than 3 months of age.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Tygerberg Hospital, University of Stellenbosch, Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, Republic of South Africa.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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