Primary cavitary tuberculosis in an infant

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Yalaki Z., Tasar M. A., Yildiz E., Zengin T., ÇİFTCİ E., Dallar Y. B.

TURK PEDIATRI ARSIVI-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS, cilt.53, sa.3, ss.189-192, 2018 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 53 Sayı: 3
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.5152/turkpediatriars.2018.3908
  • Dergi Adı: TURK PEDIATRI ARSIVI-TURKISH ARCHIVES OF PEDIATRICS
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.189-192
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Infant, tuberculosis, cavitation, DIAGNOSIS, CHILDREN
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In infants, tuberculosis usually progresses as hilar lymphadenopathy and parenchyma changes in lungs; associating cavitary lesions are rare. A six-month-old infant was admitted to our hospital with fever. Physical examination revealed decreased breathe sounds in the right lung. Chest radiograph showed pneumonic infiltration in the right middle lobe. The patient was hospitalized with a diagnosis of lobar pneumonia and antibiotic treatment was started. On the sixth day, because no clinical improvement was observed in the patient, computerized thorax tomography was performed. Tomography revealed multiple lymphadenopathies in the right hilar pretracheal and subcarinal region. The patient's tuberculin and acid-resistant bacteria tests were negative; however, the quantiferon test was positive. Family screening revealed active tuberculosis in the mother. Tuberculosis in infants may present with unusual clinical and radiologic findings, and primary cavitary tuberculosis can also be seen in this age group.