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Giant tuberculoma in an adolescent: atypical form of tuberculosis

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dc.contributor.authorMascarenhas, MI
dc.contributor.authorPacheco, S
dc.contributor.authorSilvestre, C
dc.contributor.authorFelix, F
dc.contributor.authorBrito, MJ
dc.contributor.authorCorreia, P
dc.date.accessioned2013-03-18T16:08:35Z
dc.date.available2013-03-18T16:08:35Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractA tuberculoma is a rare form of presentation of tuberculosis (TB) in children. We describe the case of a 13-year-old girl, with 3 weeks of progressive tiredness and asthenia and a 48 h fever and cough. Physical examination revealed diminished pulmonary sounds in the left lower hemithorax. A chest radiograph showed an oval hypotransparency image in this location. The TB skin test was anergic and sputum was negative for acid-fast bacilli (AFB). The thoracic CT revealed a cystic mass in the left lower half hemithorax, compressing the adjacent pulmonary lobe, with double non-calcificated membrane. The exeresis of the pulmonary mass was performed and the anatomopathological study revealed a tuberculoma with AFB. TB treatment was established with a favourable clinical and radiological evolution. TB is a prevalent disease around the world. In this case, due to the mass dimensions and adjacent-organ compression, surgery was essential for a favourable clinical evolution.por
dc.identifier.citationBMJ Case Rep. 2012 Sep 21por
dc.identifier.issn1757-790X
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.10/896
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherBMJpor
dc.subjectTuberculosispor
dc.subjectTuberculomapor
dc.subjectAdolescentpor
dc.subjectTuberculosepor
dc.subjectAdolescentepor
dc.titleGiant tuberculoma in an adolescent: atypical form of tuberculosispor
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.conferencePlaceLondonpor
oaire.citation.titleBMJ Case Reportspor
rcaap.rightsrestrictedAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor

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