The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in children is increasing. In the year 2000, 11% of the 8.3 million new cases of TB worldwide occurred in children less than 15 years of age. We describe a case of miliary cerebral and retinal TB that occurred in an immunocompetent adolescent who was treated with anti TB therapy for 14 months and had a complete resolution of the cerebral lesions.
Disseminated cerebral tuberculosis in an immunocompetent adolescent boy / V. Giacomet, S. Beretta, A. Viganò , G.V. Zuccotti. - In: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES. - ISSN 1305-7707. - 4:4(2009), pp. 425-428. [10.3233/JPI-2009-0196]
Disseminated cerebral tuberculosis in an immunocompetent adolescent boy
V. Giacomet;S. Beretta;G.V. Zuccotti
2009
Abstract
The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in children is increasing. In the year 2000, 11% of the 8.3 million new cases of TB worldwide occurred in children less than 15 years of age. We describe a case of miliary cerebral and retinal TB that occurred in an immunocompetent adolescent who was treated with anti TB therapy for 14 months and had a complete resolution of the cerebral lesions.
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