Tuberculous meningitis in child born in the US to immigrants from a tuberculosis-endemic country.
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چکیده
This is a case of a child born in the US to immigrant parents from a tuberculosis (TB)-endemic area of Liberia who was diagnosed with TB meningitis after a greater than 1-month history of unremitting fever. This report aims to highlight the importance of early identification of TB in the pediatric population with risk factors for TB and considering TB as a diagnosis among US born children to immigrants from TB-endemic countries.
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مننژیت سلی در شیرخوار زیر 3 ماه؛ گزارش مورد و مرور مقالات
Tuberculosis especially tuberculous meningitis rarely accurs before 3 months of age. Though treatable, it may be fatal despite modern treatment. The diagnosis of congenital TB/TB meningitis should be considered in any neonate/infant with pneumonia –meningitis who fails to respond to conventional treatment, particularly in a child from ethnic or socioeconomic environment where tuberculosis is ...
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Rhode Island medical journal
دوره 98 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014