Open AccessMiliary tuberculosis with haemophagocytic syndrome and pneumothorax
Author(s) -
Abhilash K Thomas,
Mili Thomas,
Prameela Joji,
Asokkumar Gopalannair
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
sri lanka journal of child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.153
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2386-110X
pISSN - 1391-5452
DOI - 10.4038/sljch.v47i1.8434
Subject(s) - medical journal , sri lanka , medicine , publishing , tanzania , scopus , specialty , transparency (behavior) , asia pacific , family medicine , global health , library science , political science , medline , nursing , law , public health , socioeconomics , history , sociology , computer science , ethnology
Case report A 2 month old baby girl, born to a primigravida mother, presented with fever of one month duration. There was third degree parental consanguinity. She was born at term by caesarean section with a birth weight of 3.5 kg. There were no antenatal or neonatal issues. Social smile was attained. BCG had been administered at birth and routine vaccination at six weeks was taken. On examination, she was afebrile, liver was palpable 4 cm below costal margin and the spleen palpable 2 cm below costal margin. There was no lymphadenopathy and other systems were normal.
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