Open AccessParadoxical reaction in immunocompetent children with tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Begoña Carazo Gallego,
David MorenoPérez,
Esmeralda Núñez Cuadros,
Alba Mesa Fernandez,
María Martin Cantero,
Pablo Obando-Pacheco,
Antonio Urda Cardona
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2016.08.009
Subject(s) - medicine , radiological weapon , tuberculosis , pediatrics , miliary tuberculosis , retrospective cohort study , paradoxical reaction , disease , surgery , pathology
A paradoxical reaction (PR) during anti-tuberculosis treatment is a phenomenon that is poorly studied in immunocompetent children. It is defined as a clinical or radiological worsening of pre-existing tuberculosis (TB) disease.
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