Open AccessPrimary Cavitating Tuberculosis in a 2-month-old Infant
Author(s) -
Wen Yang,
Jianjun Deng,
Siyan Deng,
Yu Zhu,
Min Su,
Qin Guo,
Chaomin Wan
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
the pediatric infectious disease journal/the pediatric infectious disease journal
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.028
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1532-0987
pISSN - 0891-3668
DOI - 10.1097/inf.0b013e3182677fe3
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , primary tuberculosis , lesion , cyst , pulmonary tuberculosis , radiology , surgery , pathology
Cavitation in primary pulmonary tuberculosis is rare, particularly in infants. We report a case of a 2-month-old infant with primary cavitating tuberculosis. Computed tomography first showed consolidation of the left upper lobe, and results of a course of antimicrobial therapy demonstrated a cystic lesion. The cyst was demonstrated to be a tuberculous cavity by postoperative histopathologic examination.