ABSTRACT
Tuberculosis is a common cause of morbimortality among children, especially in developing countries, where 95% of cases occur. Child tuberculosis is closely related to tuberculosis in the adult, since the diagnosis is an indicator of poor surveillance, treatment, and effort to eradicate it. Tuberculous lymphadenitis (tuberculosis of the lymph node) is the most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. We describe the case of an infant diagnosed with disseminated tuberculous lymphadenitis, by axillary lymph node excisional biopsy. Medical treatment first line antituberculosis drugs with allowed complete healing of the patient.
Subject(s)
Tuberculosis, Lymph Node , Humans , Infant , Male , Tuberculosis, Lymph Node/diagnosis , Tuberculosis, Lymph Node/drug therapyABSTRACT
La tuberculosis es una causa importante de morbimortalidad en los niños; sobre todo, en los países en vías de desarrollo, en donde se produce el 95 por ciento de los casos. La tuberculosis infantilestá íntimamente ligada a la del adulto, puesto que su diagnóstico es un indicador de una mala vigilancia, un tratamiento deficiente y un magro esfuerzo por erradicarla. La más comúnde las formas extrapulmonares es la linfadenopatía tuberculosa o tuberculosis ganglionar.Presentamos el caso de un lactante con diagnóstico de linfadenitis tuberculosa diseminada, realizado mediante biopsia quirúrgica de ganglio axilar. Medicado con fármacos antituberculosos de primera línea, se logró la curación completa del paciente.
Tuberculosis is a common cause of morbimortality among children, especially in developing countries, where 95% of cases occur. Child tuberculosis is closely related to tuberculosis in the adult, since the diagnosis is an indicator of poor surveillance, treatment, and effort to eradicate it. Tuberculous lymphadenitis (tuberculosis of the lymph node) is the most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. We describe the case of an infant diagnosed with disseminated tuberculous lymphadenitis, by axillary lymph node excisional biopsy. Medical treatment firstline antituberculosis drugs with allowed complete healing of the patient.
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Infant , Isoniazid/therapeutic use , Lymphatic Diseases , Mycobacterium tuberculosis , Rifampin/therapeutic use , Tuberculosis, Lymph Node/diagnosis , Tuberculosis, Lymph Node/therapyABSTRACT
La tuberculosis es una causa importante de morbimortalidad en los niños; sobre todo, en los países en vías de desarrollo, en donde se produce el 95 por ciento de los casos. La tuberculosis infantilestá íntimamente ligada a la del adulto, puesto que su diagnóstico es un indicador de una mala vigilancia, un tratamiento deficiente y un magro esfuerzo por erradicarla. La más comúnde las formas extrapulmonares es la linfadenopatía tuberculosa o tuberculosis ganglionar.Presentamos el caso de un lactante con diagnóstico de linfadenitis tuberculosa diseminada, realizado mediante biopsia quirúrgica de ganglio axilar. Medicado con fármacos antituberculosos de primera línea, se logró la curación completa del paciente.(AU)
Tuberculosis is a common cause of morbimortality among children, especially in developing countries, where 95% of cases occur. Child tuberculosis is closely related to tuberculosis in the adult, since the diagnosis is an indicator of poor surveillance, treatment, and effort to eradicate it. Tuberculous lymphadenitis (tuberculosis of the lymph node) is the most common form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis. We describe the case of an infant diagnosed with disseminated tuberculous lymphadenitis, by axillary lymph node excisional biopsy. Medical treatment firstline antituberculosis drugs with allowed complete healing of the patient.(AU)
