RESUMO
Se presentan tres casos de tuberculosis infantil. Los dos primeros casos son dos hermanos de 5 años y 20 meses de edad con tuberculosis pulmonar, contactos intradomiciliarios del caso índice, la madre de ambos afecta de tuberculosis pulmonar bacilífera, con antecedente de viaje hace 4 meses a su pais de origen (Marruecos); ambos diagnosticados por positividad de la prueba de tuberculina y estudio radiográfico. El tercero es una niña de 9 años afecta de artritis idiopática juvenil en tratamiento inmunosupresor que desarrolló tuberculosis miliar con afectación encefálica, diagnosticada inicialmente en contexto de estudio de adenopatía (AU)
Three cases of childhood tuberculosis are presented: first and second cases are two brothers of 5 years and 2.0 months old respectively with pulmonary tuberculosis, household contacts of the index case: their mother, who was affected by smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis, four months after visiting their country of origin (Morocco); both brethren were diagnosed by positivity of the tuberculin test and radiographic study. The third case is a 9 ycar old girl, juvenile idiopathic arthritis patient treated With immunosuppressive therapy, who has developed miliary tuberculosis with meningoencephalic involvement and she was initially diagnosed by the study of an adenopathy (AU)
