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Genitourinary tuberculosis in 2-year-old indonesian boy with malnutrition: A rare case
Genitourinary tuberculosis is a primary target of hematogenous infections and is the most common site of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. A 2-year-old Indonesian boy with genitourinary tuberculosis with family history of tuberculosis. Radiological work-ups show pulmonary miliary tuberculosis, complicat...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier
2020
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7573958/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33102064 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2020.101365 |
| Sumario: | Genitourinary tuberculosis is a primary target of hematogenous infections and is the most common site of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis. A 2-year-old Indonesian boy with genitourinary tuberculosis with family history of tuberculosis. Radiological work-ups show pulmonary miliary tuberculosis, complication of hydronephrosis and ureteral kinking. Centrifuge-urine smear shows acid-resistant bacillus. Anthropometric measured was similar a 1-years-2-months-old boy. The biological activity of tuberculosis can only be assessed by cultivating mycobacteria. The patient was treated with anti-tuberculosis regiments and shows improvement on clinical presentation. He received nutritional intake based on the WHO formula (F75, F100, F135). This patient should undergo reconstructive surgery but refuse. |
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