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Authordc.contributor.authorPérez, Verónica Contardo 
Authordc.contributor.authorCofré, José 
Authordc.contributor.authorHernández, Pamela 
Admission datedc.date.accessioned2019-03-18T11:52:26Z
Available datedc.date.available2019-03-18T11:52:26Z
Publication datedc.date.issued2015
Cita de ítemdc.identifier.citationRevista Chilena de Infectologia, Volumen 32, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 136-141
Identifierdc.identifier.issn07161018
Identifierdc.identifier.urihttps://repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/166514
Abstractdc.description.abstract© 2015, Sociedad Chilena de Infectologia. All rights reserved.Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major health problem in the world. The clinical forms of TB in children are variable, pulmonary involvement occurs in two thirds of cases. In the remaining third, clinical forms incluye node, meningeal and osteoarticular involvement. Case report: 7 year old boy with a history of an osteolytic lesion of the right ischial branch. Three months later he presented with spondylodiscitis at L2-L3, associated with a large abscess in the right iliac psoas muscle. Pott’s disease was suspected, and tuberculin test and T-SPOT®.TB test were performed, with a positive result. Antimicrobial treatment was initiated with isoniazid, rifampicin, pyrazinamide and ethambutol. After 30 days, Mycobacterium tuberculosis was isolated from psoas abscess. We discuss methods of TB diagnosis, with special emphasis on immunological methods: tuberculin test and interferon-gamma release assays. Methods of immunological TB diagno
Lenguagedc.language.isoen
Publisherdc.publisherSociedad Chilena de Infectologia
Type of licensedc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Chile
Link to Licensedc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/cl/
Sourcedc.sourceRevista Chilena de Infectologia
Keywordsdc.subjectInterferon-gamma release assays
Keywordsdc.subjectPott’s disease
Keywordsdc.subjectTuberculin test
Keywordsdc.subjectTuberculosis
Títulodc.titlePott’s disease and immunological diagnosis of tuberculosis, about a pediatric clinical case Mal de Pott y diagnóstico inmunológico de tuberculosis, a propósito de un caso pediátrico
Document typedc.typeArtículo de revista
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