Caution when treating tuberculosis in malnourished children
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Primary tuberculosis in a malnourished adolescent.
Although the overall prevalence of tuberculosis has decreased in the United States, with the increasing prevalence of tuberculosis globally, higher rates of tuberculosis in some states and localities have been reported, with some component probably related to immigrant populations. We report a case of primary pulmonary tuberculosis in a malnourished adolescent.
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عنوان ژورنال: Archives of Disease in Childhood
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0003-9888,1468-2044
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2018-314972