The unexpected bilateral Tuberculous empyema: a case report in a child

Tuberculous pleurisy is characterised by unilateral exudates with predilection on the right side, whereas bilateral involvement is rarely encountered. A positive history of contact with tuberculous case and a negative Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination scar are usually seen. Here we illustra...

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Main Authors: Ismail, Intan Hakimah, Mohd Fakharuddin, Mohd. Feizel Alsiddiq, Othman, Norlijah, Mohd Noh, Lokman, Wan-Azfa, Farahiah WZ
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author Ismail, Intan Hakimah
Mohd Fakharuddin, Mohd. Feizel Alsiddiq
Othman, Norlijah
Mohd Noh, Lokman
Wan-Azfa, Farahiah WZ
author_facet Ismail, Intan Hakimah
Mohd Fakharuddin, Mohd. Feizel Alsiddiq
Othman, Norlijah
Mohd Noh, Lokman
Wan-Azfa, Farahiah WZ
author_sort Ismail, Intan Hakimah
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description Tuberculous pleurisy is characterised by unilateral exudates with predilection on the right side, whereas bilateral involvement is rarely encountered. A positive history of contact with tuberculous case and a negative Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination scar are usually seen. Here we illustrate a case of bilateral tuberculous lung empyema in a previously healthy child with a presence of BCG scar and an initial non-existence contact history with tuberculosis patient.
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spelling upm-173552015-09-30T07:47:09Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17355/ The unexpected bilateral Tuberculous empyema: a case report in a child Ismail, Intan Hakimah Mohd Fakharuddin, Mohd. Feizel Alsiddiq Othman, Norlijah Mohd Noh, Lokman Wan-Azfa, Farahiah WZ Tuberculous pleurisy is characterised by unilateral exudates with predilection on the right side, whereas bilateral involvement is rarely encountered. A positive history of contact with tuberculous case and a negative Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination scar are usually seen. Here we illustrate a case of bilateral tuberculous lung empyema in a previously healthy child with a presence of BCG scar and an initial non-existence contact history with tuberculosis patient. Poracom Academic Publishers 2008-06 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17355/1/The%20unexpected%20bilateral%20Tuberculous%20empyema.pdf Ismail, Intan Hakimah and Mohd Fakharuddin, Mohd. Feizel Alsiddiq and Othman, Norlijah and Mohd Noh, Lokman and Wan-Azfa, Farahiah WZ (2008) The unexpected bilateral Tuberculous empyema: a case report in a child. International Journal of Health Research, 1 (2). pp. 40-44. ISSN 1596-9886, EISSN: 1596-9819 Empyema, Tuberculous. Children - Diseases Empyema English
spellingShingle Empyema, Tuberculous.
Children - Diseases
Empyema
Ismail, Intan Hakimah
Mohd Fakharuddin, Mohd. Feizel Alsiddiq
Othman, Norlijah
Mohd Noh, Lokman
Wan-Azfa, Farahiah WZ
The unexpected bilateral Tuberculous empyema: a case report in a child
title The unexpected bilateral Tuberculous empyema: a case report in a child
title_full The unexpected bilateral Tuberculous empyema: a case report in a child
title_fullStr The unexpected bilateral Tuberculous empyema: a case report in a child
title_full_unstemmed The unexpected bilateral Tuberculous empyema: a case report in a child
title_short The unexpected bilateral Tuberculous empyema: a case report in a child
title_sort unexpected bilateral tuberculous empyema: a case report in a child
topic Empyema, Tuberculous.
Children - Diseases
Empyema
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17355/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/17355/1/The%20unexpected%20bilateral%20Tuberculous%20empyema.pdf