A 3-month-old child with miliary tuberculosis: a case report

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dc.contributor.authorPrimanelza, Dewi Hanifaen_US
dc.contributor.authorTangguh, Leonarden_US
dc.contributor.authorMansyoer, Rizaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-28T06:36:33Z
dc.date.available2023-08-28T06:36:33Z
dc.date.issued2022-11
dc.description.abstractMiliary tuberculosis (TB) is a severe form of disseminated TBthat could be fatal without treatment. It remains a significant health problem in endemic countries such as Indonesia. A-3-month-old child was admitted to the hospital with chief complain of shortness of breath, cough,and intermittent low-grade fever. Significant clinical findings were lack of weight gain, previous contact with confirmed cases of TB, and severe malnutrition. Significant laboratory findings were anemia, elevated CRP, and hypoalbuminemia. Radiological findings were suggestive of miliary TBwith bilateral diffuse reticulonodular lung lesion on chest CT-scan. Diagnosis of miliary TB is difficult because of nonspecific, atypical symptoms and varied clinical signs. It is needed multiple diagnostic approach, especially for children. Miliary TBremain to be a difficult case that require an early intervention despite difficulties in its diagnosis, to prevent morbidity and mortality of patient.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Child Healthen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsKoja General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Child Health, Pediatric Emergency and Intensive Care Division, Koja General Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationPrimanelza Dewi Hanifa, Tangguh Leonard, Mansyoer Riza. A 3-month-old child with miliary tuberculosis: a case report. International Journal of Advances in Medicine. 2022 Nov; 9(11): 1124-1126en_US
dc.identifier.issn2349-3933
dc.identifier.issn2349-3925
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/225911
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber11en_US
dc.relation.volume9en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2349-3933.ijam20222665en_US
dc.subjectChildrenen_US
dc.subjectMiliary TBen_US
dc.subjectTBen_US
dc.titleA 3-month-old child with miliary tuberculosis: a case reporten_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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