Hybrid lesion in a child presenting with cough, fever and haemoptysis
Date
2020-10-08
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
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Publisher
BMJ Publishing Group
Abstract
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A 10-year-old boy presented with minimal haemop-tysis after 1 week of cough and fever. He had a similar presentation 3 years earlier; the diagnosis
at that stage was right lower lobe pneumonia. He
is HIV uninfected and has no known tuberculosis
exposure. Investigations revealed a raised white cell
count of 19.0×109 /L, raised C reactive protein 217
mg/L, normal clotting studies and the GeneXpert
MTB/RIF was negative.
Description
CITATION: Goussard, Pierre et al. 2020. Hybrid lesion in a child presenting with cough, fever and haemoptysis. BMJ Case Reports, 13(10):e238796, doi:10.1136/bcr-2020-238796.
The original publication is availble at: https://casereports.bmj.com
The original publication is availble at: https://casereports.bmj.com
Keywords
Paediatrics -- Medicines (Drugs), Pneumonia, Radiology -- Diagnostic use, Respiratory system, Infectious diseases
Citation
Goussard, Pierre et al. 2020. Hybrid lesion in a child presenting with cough, fever and haemoptysis. BMJ Case Reports, 13(10):e238796, doi:10.1136/bcr-2020-238796