A case of congenital tuberculosis with a favorable outcome in a full term neonate

Tero Varimo; Tea Nieminen; Johanna Aronniemi; Satu Kekomäki; Tiina Teivaanmäki; Marjo Metsäranta

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2988

A case of congenital tuberculosis with a favorable outcome in a full term neonate

Clin Case Rep. 2020 Jun 17;8(9):1802-1805. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2988. eCollection 2020 Sep.

Authors

Tero Varimo¹, Tea Nieminen¹, Johanna Aronniemi², Satu Kekomäki¹, Tiina Teivaanmäki¹, Marjo Metsäranta¹

Affiliations

¹ Children's Hospital Pediatric Research Centre Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki Helsinki Finland.
² Department of Pediatric Radiology HUS Medical Imaging Center Helsinki University Hospital and University of Helsinki Helsinki Finland.

Abstract

This case of congenital tuberculosis (TB) emphasizes that TB should be suspected in newborns whose parents are from areas with high incidence of TB or who present with symptoms of an infection unresponsive to wide-spectrum antibiotics.

Keywords: congenital tuberculosis; fever; neonate; treatment.

Publication types

Case Reports