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Disseminated Tuberculosis Complicated With Pneumatoceles in 2 Infants

Sara Guillén Martín1, Ignacio Callejas Caballero1, Arancha Berzosa Sánchez2

  • 1From the Servicio de Pediatría, Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, Spain.

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal
|January 12, 2021
PubMed
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Pneumatoceles, rare in children with tuberculosis, can occur in infants with disseminated disease. Monitor for worsening respiratory symptoms post-treatment, as conservative management is typical unless giant cysts cause distress.

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