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Your diagnosis? A 12-year-old girl with latent tuberculosis presenting with nausea, vomiting and increasing frontal headache.

Authors :
De Gaudio M
Chiappini E
Catania P
Mussa F
Galli L
de Martino M
Source :
European journal of pediatrics [Eur J Pediatr] 2009 Feb; Vol. 168 (2), pp. 245-6. Date of Electronic Publication: 2008 Sep 13.
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

A 12-year-old girl with latent Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and currently receiving prophylaxis with isoniazid presented with nausea, vomiting and increasing frontal headache. Toxicity to the anti-tuberculosis drug was suspected, but her symptoms persisted after isoniazid withdrawal. A computed tomography (CT) scan showed a brain mass to be present.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1432-1076
Volume :
168
Issue :
2
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
European journal of pediatrics
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
18797925
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00431-008-0814-y