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Severe airway obstruction in a child with Pott's disease

  • Baylor College of Medicine
  • Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
  • San Bartolomé Mother-Child National Teaching Hospital
  • Hospital Nacional Cayetano Heredia

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Abstract

Airway obstruction associated with Pott's disease is rare. We present a case of severe airway obstruction caused by an extensive paravertebral mediastinal abscess in a 3-year-old boy with tuberculosis of the thoracic spine.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)649-651
Number of pages3
JournalPediatric Infectious Disease Journal
Volume25
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2006

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • Airway obstruction
  • Children
  • Mediastinal abscess
  • Pott's disease
  • Tuberculosis

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