Open AccessCongenital tuberculosis complicated by interstitial pulmonary emphysema
Author(s) -
Tej Bali Singh,
Navreet Kaur Natt,
Manisha Sharma,
Harmanjit Singh
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical neonatology/journal of clinical neonatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1658-6093
pISSN - 2249-4847
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4847.128731
Subject(s) - medicine , pulmonary tuberculosis , tuberculosis , pulmonary emphysema , pathology , surgery , lung
We report a case of congenital tuberculosis, a rare entity itself; complicated by pulmonary interstitial emphysema, thus leading to air entrapment in lungs and prolonged oxygen dependence. The diagnosis of congenital tuberculosis is often missed and under-reported due to low index of suspicion and less sensitivity of diagnostic tools.