Diagnose and treatment of neonatal congenital tuberculosis
10.3760/cma.j.cn101070-20201117-01768
- VernacularTitle:新生儿先天性结核的诊断与治疗
- Author:
Shiwen XIA
1
;
Sicong PENG
Author Information
1. 华中科技大学同济医学院附属湖北妇幼保健院新生儿科，武汉 430070
- From:
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2020;35(23):1766-1769
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Neonatal congenital tuberculosis is the disease caused by the vertical transmission of tuberculosis bacterium from a mother to the fetal through placenta and umbilical cord during pregnancy, or by inhaling/swallowing of the fetal during delivery.It usually initiates at late period of neonate with a rapid progress and a high mortality rate, and the lack of clinical awareness always result in misdiagnosis.This article reviews the diagnosis and treatment of neonatal congenital tuberculosis in order to improve the understanding of this disease and promote its standardized clinical diagnosis and treatment.
