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Successful Management, in a Low-Resource Setting, of Disseminated Tuberculosis in a 3-Year Old Boy: A Case Report.

Josina ChilundoArlindo MuheloZita AhivaldinoHelton ZuculaSheila MacuácuaAna Cristina MussagiDamiano PizzolLee SmithGiuseppe Maggioni
Published in: Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
Disseminated or military tuberculosis (TB) is defined as the presence of at least two non-contiguous sites of Mycobacterium tuberculosis , occurring as a result of progressive primary infection, reactivation and spread of a latent focus or due to iatrogenic origin. Disseminated TB represents a life-threatening condition, especially in at-risk children and when diagnosis and treatment are delayed. We report on a case of a 3-year old boy who presented with long-lasting unrecognised disseminated TB that was successfully managed in a low-resource setting.
Keyphrases
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  • pulmonary tuberculosis
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