Congenital miliary tuberculosis in an 18-day-old boy

• Main Authors: Jue Seong Lee (Author), Chang Hoon Lim (Author), Eunji Kim (Author), Hyunwook Lim (Author), Yoon Lee (Author), Ji Tae Choung (Author), Young Yoo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Pediatric Society, 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Congenital tuberculosis (TB) is a rare disease that is associated with high mortality. Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent, may be transmitted from the infected mother to the fetus by the transplacental route or by aspiration of infected amniotic fluid. Clinical symptoms and signs are no...