Perinatal tuberculosis: two unusual cases

Abstract

Two immunocompromised infants with perinatal tuberculosis are reported. Both presented with bilateral miliary mottling of the lungs. The first was a 4‐month‐old boy with a history of prolonged administration of prednisolone. He had tuberculous meningitis. Diagnosis was confirmed by PCR in serum and CSF. His mother had tuberculous endometritis. The second was a 1‐month‐old boy with perinatal HIV infection. Diagnosis was made by PCR in serum. Both parents were HIV‐infected and had open pulmonary tuberculosis.

Keywords:

• Congenital
• human immunodeficiency virus
• infection
• miliary mottling
• perinatal
• immunocompromised
• steroid
• tuberculosis
• x‐ray