Imaging in Pediatric Extra-Pulmonary Tuberculosis
Dawani A, Gupta AK, Jana M
Indian journal of pediatrics · 2019-01
Abstract
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in children tends to be more severe than the adults. It can affect almost any organ system of the body. The clinical manifestations are often non-specific. Imaging findings are also not always very specific. This article describes the imaging spectrum of pediatric extrapulmonary tuberculosis.
MeSH terms
- Abdominal Cavity
- Musculoskeletal System
- Urogenital System
- Pericardium
- Humans
- Tuberculosis, Meningeal
- Tuberculosis, Pleural
- Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
- Osteomyelitis
- Arthritis
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Diagnostic Tests, Routine
- Adult
- Child
- Lymphadenopathy