Efficacy öf computerized tomography in the diagnosis, management and follow-up of the disease is emphasized.
📌 3 Key Takeaways
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Objective & Hypothesis:Presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis in the pediatric age group is usually insidious, and the diagnosis is difficult.
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Key Findings & Data:This case study presents a 9-year-old girl with primary pulmonary mediastinal tuberculosis.
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Conclusion & Impact:Efficacy öf computerized tomography in the diagnosis, management and follow-up of the disease is emphasized.
🔬Design:Research Article
📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample
⚙️Variables:Çocuk · Tüberküloz · pulmoner
Abstract
Presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis in the pediatric age group is usually insidious, and the diagnosis is difficult. This case study presents a 9-year-old girl with primary pulmonary mediastinal tuberculosis. Efficacy öf computerized tomography in the diagnosis, management and follow-up of the disease is emphasized.
Özet
Pediyatrik yaş grubunda, pulmoner tüberkülozun ortaya çıkması genellikle sinsi ve tanısı zordur. Bu olgu çalışmasında, primer pulmoner mediastinal tüberkülozlu dokuz yaşında bir kız hasta sunulmakta ve bilgisayarlı tomografinin hastalığın tanı, tedavi ve takibindeki etkinliği vurgulanmaktadır.
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