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Pott's disease: a major issue for an unaccompanied refugee minor.
Papan, Cihan; von Both, Ulrich; Kappler, Matthias; Kammer, Birgit; Griese, Matthias; Huebner, Johannes.
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  • Papan C; University Children's Hospital at Dr. von Haunersches Kinderspital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
  • von Both U; University Children's Hospital at Dr. von Haunersches Kinderspital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
  • Kappler M; University Children's Hospital at Dr. von Haunersches Kinderspital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
  • Kammer B; University Children's Hospital at Dr. von Haunersches Kinderspital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
  • Griese M; University Children's Hospital at Dr. von Haunersches Kinderspital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
  • Huebner J; University Children's Hospital at Dr. von Haunersches Kinderspital, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany.
Thorax ; 72(3): 282-283, 2017 03.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-27872320
The incidence of TB in children in Germany has been on a rise since 2008, especially among foreign-born individuals. With rapidly increasing numbers of refugees from the numerous areas of conflict, this increase in incidence is not expected to halt, neither in Germany nor in Europe in general. We report a case of insufficient tracking in a 16-year-old unaccompanied refugee minor from Somalia who had a positive interferon γ release assay on arrival in Germany. No actions were undertaken, until 6 months later, an X-ray showed prominent hilar enlargement. Nine  months later, the patient presented to our hospital with abdominal pain, vomiting and B symptoms. Workup revealed a paravertebral abscess due to Pott's disease, a skeletal manifestation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis disease. The patient made a full recovery after a combination therapy for a total of 9 months.
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Texto completo: 1 Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Tuberculosis de la Columna Vertebral / Antituberculosos Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Thorax Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Tuberculosis de la Columna Vertebral / Antituberculosos Tipo de estudio: Diagnostic_studies País/Región como asunto: Africa Idioma: En Revista: Thorax Año: 2017 Tipo del documento: Article