From the Pediatric Pulmonology Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Advanced Pediatrics Centre.
Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2021 Apr 1;40(4):e166-e169. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000003049.
Two children developed fibrosing mediastinitis following past tuberculosis disease. Both were microbiologically negative for tuberculosis at presentation. One was treated with steroids and supportive therapy, but developed active tuberculosis with complications. He ultimately succumbed to healthcare-associated infection. The other recovered with steroids, administered along with antituberculosis treatment.
两名儿童在患有既往结核病后出现纤维性纵隔炎。两人在就诊时均未检出结核分枝杆菌。其中一人接受了类固醇和支持性治疗，但并发活动性结核病，最终死于医源性感染。另一人则用类固醇和抗结核药物治疗后康复。
