TB Research

A case of congenital tuberculosis with a favorable outcome in a full term neonate

Tero Varimo, Tea Nieminen, Johanna Aronniemi, Satu Kekomäki, Tiina Teivaanmäki, Marjo Metsäranta

Clinical Case Reports · 2020-06

Abstract

This case of congenital tuberculosis (TB) emphasizes that TB should be suspected in newborns whose parents are from areas with high incidence of TB or who present with symptoms of an infection unresponsive to wide-spectrum antibiotics.

MeSH terms

  • Medicine
  • Tuberculosis
  • Pediatrics
  • Incidence (geometry)
  • Antibiotics
  • Full Term
  • Term (time)