Perinatal tuberculosis: four cases and use of broncho-alveolar lavage

Autor:	G R Sethi, Ankit Parakh, R Saxena, R Thapa, S Jain
Rok vydání:	2011
Předmět:	Male medicine.medical_specialty Tuberculosis Gastroenterology Broncho-alveolar lavage Internal medicine medicine Humans Gastric aspirate Lymph node Tuberculosis Pulmonary High prevalence business.industry Infant Newborn Infant medicine.disease respiratory tract diseases Surgery Radiography medicine.anatomical_structure Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female Pulmonary failure business Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Congenital tuberculosis
Zdroj:	Annals of tropical paediatrics. 31(1)
ISSN:	1465-3281
Popis:	Despite the high prevalence of tuberculosis in adults and children, congenital and perinatal forms of tuberculosis are rare. Four patients with perinatal tuberculosis are described. Diagnosis was made by demonstration of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) on broncho-alveolar lavage (BAL) specimens (two cases), gastric aspirate smear (one case) and lymph node fine-needle aspirate (one case). All of the above specimens were subsequently positive on culture. Two infants died of progressive pulmonary failure, and one of the mothers died, despite the institution of anti-tuberculous therapy. BAL specimen examination for AFB is useful in the diagnosis of perinatal tuberculosis, especially in infants with smear-negative gastric aspirate.
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