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pulmonary tuberculosis in children
most people infected with m .tuberculosis do not develop active disease. in healthy individuals, the lifetime risk of developing infection to disease is 5-10%. reactivation of tb often occurs in older children and adolescent and is more common in patients who acquire tb at age 7 years and older. pulmonary tuberculosis may manifest in several forms, including endobronchial tb with focal lymphade...
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3. Massive pleural effusion Rare 4. Disseminated lesions.. Local and diffuse It is important to recognize that the illness of the patient does not bear any definite relationship to the size of the lesion, and, second, that the tuberculous process often burns itself out but leaves permanent damage to the lung which leads to nontuberculous pneumonitis and bronchiectasis. Disseminated lesions will...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: QJM
سال: 1919
ISSN: 1460-2725,1460-2393
DOI: 10.1093/qjmed/os-13.49.71