Disseminated cerebral tuberculosis in an immunocompetent adolescent boy

Vania Giacomet; Silvia Beretta; Alessandra Viganò; Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti

doi:10.3233/JPI-2009-0196

Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Table of Contents

J Pediatr Infect Dis 2009; 04(04): 425-428
DOI: 10.3233/JPI-2009-0196

Case Report

Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart – New York

Disseminated cerebral tuberculosis in an immunocompetent adolescent boy

Vania Giacomet

^aDepartment of Pediatrics, Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Italy

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Silvia Beretta

^aDepartment of Pediatrics, Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Italy

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Alessandra Viganò

^aDepartment of Pediatrics, Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Italy

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Gian Vincenzo Zuccotti

^aDepartment of Pediatrics, Luigi Sacco Hospital, University of Milan, Italy

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Abstract

The incidence of tuberculosis (TB) in children is increasing. In the year 2000, 11% of the 8.3 million new cases of TB worldwide occurred in children less than 15 years of age. We describe a case of miliary cerebral and retinal TB that occurred in an immunocompetent adolescent who was treated with anti TB therapy for 14 months and had a complete resolution of the cerebral lesions.

Keywords

Cerebral tuberculosis - retinal tuberculosis - children

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