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Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a Child Presenting with Acute Hemoptysis

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Jamaree Teeratakulpisarn MD

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Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.Search for more papers by this author

Jiraporn Srinakarin MD,

Jiraporn Srinakarin MD

Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand

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Cherdchai Tontisirin MD,

Cherdchai Tontisirin MD

Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand

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Pagakrong Lumbiganon MD,

Pagakrong Lumbiganon MD

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand

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Jumphol Mitchai MD,

Jumphol Mitchai MD

Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand

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Jamaree Teeratakulpisarn MD,

Corresponding Author

Jamaree Teeratakulpisarn MD

[email protected]

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand.Search for more papers by this author

Jiraporn Srinakarin MD,

Jiraporn Srinakarin MD

Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand

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Cherdchai Tontisirin MD,

Cherdchai Tontisirin MD

Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand

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Pagakrong Lumbiganon MD,

Pagakrong Lumbiganon MD

Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand

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Jumphol Mitchai MD,

Jumphol Mitchai MD

Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen 40002, Thailand

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First published: 21 November 2005

https://doi.org/10.1002/ppul.20335

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We report on a tuberculous child whose only presenting symptom was acute hemoptysis. His chest radiograph revealed a mass-like lesion occupying the posterior basal segment of the right lower lung field. Multidetector computerized tomography (MDCT) of the chest showed a hypodense mass supplied by the bronchial artery and drained by the pulmonary vein. Surgical specimens revealed caseating granulomatous inflammation, positive for acid-fast bacilli. The child was successfully treated with a short-course (6-month) regimen of antituberculous drugs. Pediatr Pulmonol. © 2005 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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