[Tuberculosis in tropical Africa. Tuberculosis primary infection: some clinical aspects in tropical Africa].

A review of 140 cases of tuberculous patent primary infections from the hospital of Abidjan University and from an antituberculous unit. The disease begins slowly, general condition is rapidly altered, ventilation troubles are very frequent and so are complications as meningitis and miliary dissemination. In 11,4 p. cent of the cases, measles occurred before the primo-infection. In 38 p. cent of the cases the source of contamination could be identified and in one out of two cases, the mother proved to be responsible for it.