Congenital tuberculosis in a preterm neonate linked to female genital tuberculosis in a migrant mother: A case report
Ludo Mahieu, Aikaterini Barka, Wouter Arrázola de Oñate, Veerle Matheeussen, Koen Vanden Driessche
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease · 2025-05
Abstract
• Female genital tuberculosis increases infertility, prematurity, and perinatal tuberculosis risk in migrant mothers from high-incidence areas. • Visiting friends and relatives increases tuberculosis risk in migrants from high-endemic countries. • Diagnosis of congenital tuberculosis in newborns may be delayed due to co-infections and/or prematurity complications. • Surveillance gaps highlight need for extrapulmonary tuberculosis screening in migrant women of child bearing age.
MeSH terms
- Tuberculosis
- Genital tuberculosis
- Medicine
- Sex organ
- Female circumcision
- Pediatrics
- Obstetrics