TY - JOUR
T1 - Congenital tuberculosis after in-vitro fertilisation
AU - Stuart, Rhonda L
AU - Lewis, Anthony
AU - Ramsden, Clive Andrew
AU - Doherty, Richard Ralph
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - A 6-week old infant who had been conceived through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) presented with a skin lesion and enlarged lymph nodes, and developed severe respiratory distress. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was identified; his mother was the only potential source identified. To our knowledge, this is the first case of congenital tuberculosis after IVF reported in Australia and the second worldwide. It highlights the importance of adequate screening during investigation of infertility and the difficulties in diagnosing congenital tuberculosis
AB - A 6-week old infant who had been conceived through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) presented with a skin lesion and enlarged lymph nodes, and developed severe respiratory distress. Mycobacterium tuberculosis was identified; his mother was the only potential source identified. To our knowledge, this is the first case of congenital tuberculosis after IVF reported in Australia and the second worldwide. It highlights the importance of adequate screening during investigation of infertility and the difficulties in diagnosing congenital tuberculosis
UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19580539
M3 - Article
SN - 0025-729X
VL - 191
SP - 41
EP - 42
JO - The Medical Journal of Australia
JF - The Medical Journal of Australia
IS - 1
ER -