Tuberculosis and Migration: A Challenge for Medical Staff and Public Health
Joint Authors
Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K.
Srivastava, David S.
Griesshammer, Ines
von Garnier, Christophe
Blaser, Till Silvan
Steib, Moritz
Source
Case Reports in Emergency Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-11-14
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A high number of asylum seekers enter Switzerland every year.
They often originate from countries with a high TB prevalence.
Our patient from Somalia presented with 2 lipoma-like tumors with pain on palpation on his left chest wall but no symptoms including coughing, fever, night-sweats, or loss of weight.
CT scan then showed diffuse infiltrations of his lung and multiple abscesses on his left chest wall.
Therefore contagious tuberculosis (TB) was suspected and the patient was put in isolation.
In the follow-up the diagnosis of open TB was proofed with bronchial secretion and EBUS-guided biopsy that showed acid-fast rods.
This particular case shows how difficult the identification of patients with open TB can be, especially if there are no respiratory or systemic symptoms.
Therefore awareness of possible infectious disease is paramount for ED Doctors treating patients from countries with high prevalence.
Early and strict isolation measures can help to reduce risk of contagion among staff and patients.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Griesshammer, Ines& Srivastava, David S.& von Garnier, Christophe& Blaser, Till Silvan& Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K.& Steib, Moritz. 2016. Tuberculosis and Migration: A Challenge for Medical Staff and Public Health. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Griesshammer, Ines…[et al.]. Tuberculosis and Migration: A Challenge for Medical Staff and Public Health. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-3.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Griesshammer, Ines& Srivastava, David S.& von Garnier, Christophe& Blaser, Till Silvan& Exadaktylos, Aristomenis K.& Steib, Moritz. Tuberculosis and Migration: A Challenge for Medical Staff and Public Health. Case Reports in Emergency Medicine. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1100743
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1100743