Pulmonary tuberculosis in young infant diagnosed by contact evaluation - Case report

The purpose of this report is to emphasize the importance of tuberculosis (TB) contacts evaluation in order to detect cases of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and active TB. This case reports a two-month-old infant diagnosed with pulmonary TB with a bacilliferous mother whose diagnosis of TB occurred in the second week of puerperium. The correct evaluation of the child allowed the early diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary TB, avoiding its evolution to severe forms of the disease (miliary TB and meningoencephalitis) and its sequelae or deadly outcome.