Perinatal tuberculosis: Diagnostic and therapeutic approach
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Perinatal tuberculosis: a diagnostic challenge.
Despite the high prevalence of tuberculosis in adults and children, the congenital and perinatal forms of tuberculosis are rare. In Brazil, there has been only one published case of congenital tuberculosis and two cases of the perinatal form of this disease. We report a case of perinatal tuberculosis presenting with pneumonia. Alcohol-acid-resistant bacilli were found in the gastric lavage. Dia...
متن کاملPostpartum Tuberculosis: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge
Tuberculosis (TB) infection in pregnant women and newborn babies is always challenging. Appropriate treatment is pivotal to curtail morbidity and mortality. TB diagnosis or exposure to active TB can be emotionally distressing to the mother. Circumstances can become more challenging for the physician if the mother's TB status is unclear. Effective management of TB during pregnancy and the postpa...
متن کاملDiagnostic and therapeutic approach of systemic amyloidosis.
Amyloidosis is a group of diseases, all characterised by deposition of protein fibrils with a beta-sheet structure. This structure generates affinity of amyloid for Congo red dye and is resistant to proteolysis. Three types of systemic amyloidosis are important for the clinician: AA (related to underlying chronic inflammation), AL (related to underlying monoclonal light chain production) and AT...
متن کاملOcular Lymphoma: Clinical, Diagnostic, and Therapeutic Aspects
Ocular involvement in lymphoma is a relatively rare condition that can result from a primary intraocular lymphoma or an intraocular manifestation of systemic lymphoma. Lymphoma manifestations frequently masquerade as other more benign intraocular conditions including allergic or infectious conjunctivitis, uveitis, multiple evanescent white dot syndrome, acute retinal necrosis, or herpetic retin...
متن کاملX-Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Approach
Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) is an X-linked inherited disorder that affects the central nervous system, peripheral nerves, adrenal cortex and testes. Also known as Schilder’s disease and sudanophillic leukodystrophy, ALD is a peroxisomal metabolic storage disease caused by mutations in the ABCD1 gene, involved in the degradation of very long-chain fatty acids (VLCFA). The consequent accumulation ...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Medicinski pregled
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0025-8105,1820-7383
DOI: 10.2298/mpns1212496p