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Tuberculosis miliar en una privada de libertad: presentación de un caso y revisión del tema / Miliary tuberculosis in a private of freedom: a case report and review of the literature
Barboza Quirós, Martín.
  • Barboza Quirós, Martín; Poder Judicial.
Med. leg. Costa Rica ; 32(1): 177-182, ene.-mar. 2015. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-753645
RESUMEN
La tuberculosis es una de las enfermedades más antiguas conocidas por el hombre y una de las principales causas de muerte alrededor del mundo. Se estima que aproximadamente un tercio de la población mundial ha sido infectada por esta bacteria del complejo Mycobacterium tuberculosis, cuyo órgano diana es el pulmón, sin embargo se describe que hasta en un tercio de los casos puede haber compromiso de otros órganos. Una de las formas especiales de presentación de esta patología es la llamada tuberculosis miliar, que puede ser tanto pulmonar como extrapulmonar. En este artículo se expone el caso de una privada de libertad cuya autopsia se realizó en la sección de Patología Forense del Departamento de Medicina Legal de Costa Rica.
ABSTRACT
The tuberculosis is one of the oldest diseases known by mankind and one of the main causes of death around the world. It is estimated that approximately one third of the world population has been infected by this bacteria of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, whose organ target is the lung, however it is described that even in one third of the cases can be affectation of other organs. One of the special forms of presentation of this pathology is the so-called miliary tuberculosis, which can be pulmonary or extrapulmonary. In this article we describe the case of a woman prisoner whose autopsy was performed in the Forensic Pathology Section of the Legal Medicine Department of Costa Rica.
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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Tuberculosis / Tuberculosis, Miliary / Forensic Medicine Limits: Adult / Female / Humans Language: Spanish Journal: Med. leg. Costa Rica Journal subject: Jurisprudence Year: 2015 Type: Article Affiliation country: Costa Rica

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Full text: Available Index: LILACS (Americas) Main subject: Tuberculosis / Tuberculosis, Miliary / Forensic Medicine Limits: Adult / Female / Humans Language: Spanish Journal: Med. leg. Costa Rica Journal subject: Jurisprudence Year: 2015 Type: Article Affiliation country: Costa Rica