scholarly journals Bone and joint tuberculosis in children in the Blackburn area since 2006: a case series

2010 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 67-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
Timothy Stephen Holland ◽  
Marshall J. Sangster ◽  
Robin W. Paton ◽  
Lawrence P. Ormerod
Keyword(s):  
Case Series ◽  
Tuberculosis In Children

scholarly journals Extraspinal osteoarticular multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in children: A case series

2017 ◽  
Vol 107 (11) ◽  
pp. 983 ◽  
Author(s):  
G B Firth ◽  
J Lescheid ◽  
M Camacho ◽  
M Esteves ◽  
N Beylis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Series ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Resistant Tuberculosis ◽  
Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis ◽  
Tuberculosis In Children

The spread of drug-resistant tuberculosis in children: an Italian case series

2013 ◽  
Vol 142 (10) ◽  
pp. 2049-2056 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. MIGNONE ◽  
L. R. CODECASA ◽  
C. SCOLFARO ◽  
I. RAFFALDI ◽  
L. LANCELLA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Series ◽  
Multidrug Resistant ◽  
Drug Resistant ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Italian Case ◽  
Resistant Tuberculosis ◽  
End Of Treatment ◽  
Tuberculosis In Children ◽  
Lost To Follow Up

SUMMARYDrug-resistant paediatric tuberculosis (TB) is an overlooked global problem. In Italy, the epidemiology of TB has recently changed and data regarding drug-resistant forms in the paediatric setting is scanty. The aim of this case series was to report the cases of drug-resistant TB, diagnosed between June 2006 and July 2010 in four Italian tertiary centres for paediatric infectious diseases, in children and adolescents living in Italy. Twenty-two children were enrolled, of these 17 were resistant to one or more drugs and five had multidrug-resistant TB. All but one child were either foreign born or had at least one foreign parent. Twenty-one patients completed their treatment without clinical or radiological signs of activity at the end of treatment, and one patient was lost to follow up. The outcomes were good, with few adverse effects using second-line anti-TB drugs. Although this series is limited, it might already reflect the worrisome increase of drug-resistant TB, even in childhood.

Combined Use of Gastric Aspirate and Induced Sputum Increases the Microbiological Diagnosis of Tuberculosis in Children

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (05) ◽  
pp. 217-222
Author(s):  
Santiago Atehortúa-Muñoz ◽  
Andrea Cardona-Moreno ◽  
Laura Niño-Quiroga ◽  
Javier Contreras-Ortiz ◽  
Catalina Arango-Ferreira
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Tuberculosis ◽  
Analytical Study ◽  
Pediatric Population ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Positive Culture ◽  
Induced Sputum ◽  
Gastric Aspirate ◽  
Isolation Rate ◽  
Combined Use ◽  
Tuberculosis In Children

Abstract Objective Diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in pediatrics is a challenge due to the paucibacillary condition of the disease in this population, low sputum expectoration, and diverse unspecific symptomatology. Mycobacterial isolation through culture remains a priority. The objective of this study is to explore gastric aspirates and induced sputum techniques in the pediatric population for positivity on mycobacterial cultures. Methods In this observational analytical study, two temporal groups were evaluated. A comparison of the isolation rate defined as positive culture confirmation by gastric aspirate (GA), induced sputum (IS), or combination of these both techniques in children under 10 years of age. The study included 86 children, 37 in the first evaluated study group and 49 in the second group. Discussion Culture positivity was 10.8 and 30.6% for the first and second case series, respectively. These findings showed that the combination of GA and IS in two consecutive days yielded a significantly higher detection rate to confirm pulmonary tuberculosis by culture. Conclusion The combination of GA plus IS samples for collection of M. tuberculosis culture can be a useful, nonexpensive, and safe diagnostic tool in low- and middleincome countries to diagnose tuberculosis in children.

Abstract #856 A Case Series Review of Clinical and Biochemical Characteristics of Pituitary Abcess in Mexican Patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 202-203
Author(s):  
Mireya Perez-Guzman ◽  
Alfredo Nava de la Vega ◽  
Arturo Pena Velarde ◽  
Tania Raisha Torres Victoria ◽  
Froylan Martinez-Sanchez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Series ◽  
Biochemical Characteristics ◽  
Mexican Patients

Cannabis-associated arteritis

VASA ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grotenhermen
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Case Reports ◽  
Case Series ◽  
Cardiovascular Effects ◽  
Causative Factor ◽  
Cannabis Use ◽  
Thromboangiitis Obliterans ◽  
Pathological Features ◽  
Scientific Support ◽  
Clinical And Pathological Features

Background: To investigate the hypothesis that cases of arteritis similar to thromboangiitis obliterans (TAO) and associated with the use of cannabis were caused by cannabis or THC (dronabinol), or that cannabis use is a co-factor of TAO. Patients and methods: A systematic review on case reports and the literature on so-called cannabis arteritis, TAO, and cardiovascular effects of cannabinoids was conducted. Results: Fifteen reports with 57 cases of an arteritis associated with the use of cannabis and two additional case series of TAO, in which some patients also used cannabis, were identified. Clinical and pathological features of cannabis-associated arteritis do not differ from TAO and the major risk factor of TAO, tobacco use, was present in most, if not in all of these cases. The proposed pathophysiological mechanisms for the development of an arteritis by cannabis use are not substantiated. Conclusions: The hypothesis of cannabis being a causative factor or co-factor of TAO or an arteritis similar to TAO is not supported by the available evidence. The use of the term “cannabis arteritis” should be avoided until or unless more convincing scientific support is forthcoming.

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