Abdominal Tuberculosis in an Infant Presenting With a Small Bowel Obstruction.
Journal
Pediatric emergency care
ISSN: 1535-1815
Titre abrégé: Pediatr Emerg Care
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8507560
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
01 Jul 2021
01 Jul 2021
Historique:
pubmed:
10
7
2019
medline:
19
8
2021
entrez:
9
7
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Abdominal tuberculosis (TB) is rare in children and usually spread in the peritoneum or gastrointestinal tract. Symptoms tend to be vague and nonspecific, with no extra-abdominal involvement, presenting a challenge for clinicians and delayed diagnosis. Postnatally acquired abdominal TB is most commonly transmitted through inhalation or ingestion of respiratory droplets with Mycobacterium tuberculosis from the mother.Abdominal TB in infants is rare. We present a case of a 2-month-old infant presenting with an acute bowel obstruction secondary to abdominal TB acquired through contact with maternal TB mastitis. This unique case emphasizes the importance of considering abdominal TB in the differential for at-risk infants presenting with small bowel obstruction.
Identifiants
pubmed: 31283724
pii: 00006565-202107000-00025
doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001872
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
e406-e407Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2019 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
Disclosure: The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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