Cavitary tuberculosis re-emerging in immigrant children

Cavitary pulmonary tuberculosis in children is uncommon in areas with a low tuberculosis burden. We present two cases in an 11-year old immunocompetent girl and an 8-year old immunocompromised boy. Both children were immigrants. No other cavitary tuberculosis cases have been observed in a population...

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Main Authors: Chrysoula Perdikogianni, Maria Raissaki, Athanasia Christidou, Emmanouil Galanakis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007117302289