Adult-type pulmonary tuberculosis in children 10-14 years of age

被引：42

作者：

Marais, BJ ^{[1
]}

Gie, RP ^{[1
]}

Hesseling, AH ^{[1
]}

Beyers, N ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Stellenbosch, Fac Hlth Sci, Dept Pediat & Child Hlth, ZA-7505 Tygerberg, South Africa

来源：

PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE JOURNAL | 2005年 / 24卷 / 08期

关键词：

adolescent children; adult-type pulmonary tuberculosis;

D O I：

10.1097/01.inf.0000173305.04212.09

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

We report 8 children (10-14 years of age) who were diagnosed with tuberculosis at their local primary health care clinic from July to September 2004, after routine sputum testing was extended to all children older than 10 years of age with suspected tuberculosis. This case series emphasizes that older children develop adult-type cavitating disease, which can be diagnosed by sputum smear microscopy, in contrast to younger children for whom smear microscopy has very little diagnostic value.

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页码：743 / 744

页数：2