Pulmonary tuberculosis in five young infants with nursery exposure : Clinical, radiographic and ct findings

• Published in: Pediatric radiology Vol. 28; no. 11; pp. 836 - 840
• Main Authors: KIM, K.-I, JUN WOO LEE, JAE HONG PARK, SU YOUNG KIM, HEE JU PARK, PHIL JO CHOI, KI NAM LEE, HAK JIN KIM, SUK HONG LEE
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin Springer 01.11.1998; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Bacterial diseases; Biological and medical sciences; Cross Infection - diagnostic imaging; Cross Infection - etiology; Female; Human bacterial diseases; Humans; Infant; Infectious diseases; Korea; Lung - diagnostic imaging; Male; Medical sciences; Mycobacterium; Nurseries, Hospital; Tomography, X-Ray Computed - methods; Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections; Tuberculosis, Miliary - diagnostic imaging; Tuberculosis, Miliary - etiology; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnostic imaging; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - etiology; Human; Lung disease; Radiodiagnosis; Respiratory disease; Lung; Exposure; Mycobacterial infection; Nursery; Infection; Tuberculosis; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Mycobacteriales; Bacteriosis; Mycobacteriaceae; Bacteria; Medical imagery; Actinomycetes; Computerized axial tomography; Diagnosis; Child
• ISSN: 0301-0449; 1432-1998
• DOI: 10.1007/s002470050477

Clinical, radiographic (n = 5) and CT findings (n = 4) of five Korean infants ranging in age from 2 to 3 months with confirmed tuberculosis were retrospectively analysed. All of the patients were symptomatic, anergic to tuberculin, and had a positive culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in gastric aspirates. The probable source of infection was the hospital in which they were born. CT scans demonstrated hilar and mediastinal lymph node enlargement with central low attenuation and peripheral enhancement in all cases. CT may be useful in diagnosis by demonstrating characteristic adenopathy and disseminated disease in young infants.