Near miss diagnosis of childhood tuberculosis

Tuberculosis (TB) remains a public health problem in Malaysia. We describe three atypical cases of serious tuberculosis in children. The potential diagnostic pitfall in these cases is highlighted by its unusual presentation in a setting of culture-negative infection. A positive polymerase chain reac...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health 2006-09, Vol.37 (5), p.953-957
Hauptverfasser:	NORLIJAH, O, INTAN, H. I, FEIZEL, A. M. F, KASIM, M. S, NOH, L. M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Bacterial diseases Bacteriological Techniques Biological and medical sciences Child, Preschool Diagnosis, Differential Female General aspects Human bacterial diseases Humans Infant Infectious diseases Malaysia Male Medical sciences Mycobacterium tuberculosis - genetics Mycobacterium tuberculosis - isolation & purification Polymerase Chain Reaction Radiography Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnosis Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnostic imaging Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - microbiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Tuberculosis (TB) remains a public health problem in Malaysia. We describe three atypical cases of serious tuberculosis in children. The potential diagnostic pitfall in these cases is highlighted by its unusual presentation in a setting of culture-negative infection. A positive polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in each case assists in gauging the diagnosis in concordance with appropriate clinical findings.
ISSN:	0125-1562