Congenital tuberculosis requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation

We describe a 6‐week‐old infant with congenital tuberculosis with cardiorespiratory failure. She was successfully treated with ECMO initiated after worsening hypoxemia despite mechanical ventilation. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2004; 37:470–473. © 2004 Wiely‐Liss, Inc.

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Published in:Pediatric pulmonology 2004-05, Vol.37 (5), p.470-473
Main Authors: Weisoly, David L., Khan, Amir M., Elidemir, Okan, Smith, Kim Connelly
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Antitubercular Agents - therapeutic use
Bacterial diseases
Biological and medical sciences
cardiorespiratory failure
Combined Modality Therapy
congenital tuberculosis
Endometritis - microbiology
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
Female
General aspects
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infant
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
Infectious diseases
Medical sciences
Pneumology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious
Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections
Tuberculosis, Female Genital - diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - congenital
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - drug therapy
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - therapy
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - transmission
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Summary:We describe a 6‐week‐old infant with congenital tuberculosis with cardiorespiratory failure. She was successfully treated with ECMO initiated after worsening hypoxemia despite mechanical ventilation. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2004; 37:470–473. © 2004 Wiely‐Liss, Inc.
ISSN:8755-6863
1099-0496
DOI:10.1002/ppul.10423