Chilundo, J.; Muhelo, A.; Ahivaldino, Z.; Zucula, H.; Macuácua, S.; Mussagi, A.C.; Pizzol, D.; Smith, L.; Maggioni, G. Successful Management, in a Low-Resource Setting, of Disseminated Tuberculosis in a 3-Year Old Boy: A Case Report. Pathogens2023, 12, 1163.
Chilundo, J.; Muhelo, A.; Ahivaldino, Z.; Zucula, H.; Macuácua, S.; Mussagi, A.C.; Pizzol, D.; Smith, L.; Maggioni, G. Successful Management, in a Low-Resource Setting, of Disseminated Tuberculosis in a 3-Year Old Boy: A Case Report. Pathogens 2023, 12, 1163.
Chilundo, J.; Muhelo, A.; Ahivaldino, Z.; Zucula, H.; Macuácua, S.; Mussagi, A.C.; Pizzol, D.; Smith, L.; Maggioni, G. Successful Management, in a Low-Resource Setting, of Disseminated Tuberculosis in a 3-Year Old Boy: A Case Report. Pathogens2023, 12, 1163.
Chilundo, J.; Muhelo, A.; Ahivaldino, Z.; Zucula, H.; Macuácua, S.; Mussagi, A.C.; Pizzol, D.; Smith, L.; Maggioni, G. Successful Management, in a Low-Resource Setting, of Disseminated Tuberculosis in a 3-Year Old Boy: A Case Report. Pathogens 2023, 12, 1163.
Abstract
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 the 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.
Keywords
tuberculosis; disseminated TB; low-income setting
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Public Health and Health Services
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