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Congenital tuberculosis
Author(s) -
LI CK.,
CHAN YF.,
HAR C. M. Y.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
journal of paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.631
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1440-1754
pISSN - 1034-4810
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1989.tb02359.x
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatosplenomegaly , porta hepatis , tuberculosis , jaundice , autopsy , malignancy , pathological , histopathological examination , obstructive jaundice , lymph node , surgery , pathology , disease
A 7 week old baby presented with generalized lymphadenopathy, obstructive jaundice and massive hepatosplenomegaly. The clinical picture closely resembled a case of disseminated malignancy. Soon after the diagnosis of tuberculosis was made by pathological examination of a lymph node, the patient died. An autopsy revealed primary tuberculous foci in the liver and massive lymphadenopathy at the porta hepatis consistent with transplacentally acquired tuberculosis. The importance of early diagnosis and treatment of this rare condition is emphasized.