Miliary Tuberculosis Presenting as Puerperial Fever

Author

Agarwal, A.

Source

Case Reports in Infectious Diseases

Issue

Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-3, 3 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2011-06-30

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

3

Main Subjects

Diseases

Abstract EN

Miliary tuberculosis as a cause of puerperial fever is extremely rare.

It is a serious illness with nonspecific clinical manifestations and typical chest radiographic findings may not be seen until late in the course of the disease.

It is often associated with maternal immunocompromised status.

Here, we report a case of miliary tuberculosis in a nonimmunocompromised mother presenting as fever of unknown origin in immediate puerperium.

Prolonged workup of eight weeks led to the diagnosis of miliary tuberculosis as the cause of postpartum fever that responded well to antituberculous drugs.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Agarwal, A.. 2011. Miliary Tuberculosis Presenting as Puerperial Fever. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Agarwal, A.. Miliary Tuberculosis Presenting as Puerperial Fever. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-506028

American Medical Association (AMA)

Agarwal, A.. Miliary Tuberculosis Presenting as Puerperial Fever. Case Reports in Infectious Diseases. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-506028

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-506028