Case Report: Use of extracorporeal support to treat a fulminant Mycobacterium bovis infection and complex broncho-oesophageal fistula in a child
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Tuberculosis (TB), caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains a significant public health issue. Human TB caused by Mycobacterium bovis (M. bovis) is rare accounting for less than 1% of TB cases in UK annually. Tuberculosis secondary to immunomodulating agents is well described. We present a case of airway and pulmonary TB caused by M. bovis, likely due to zoonotic transmission, in an immunocompromised child due to medical management of Crohn's disease. Management required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation for complex surgical interventions on airway and oesophagus.
Source: Frontiers in Pediatrics
Authors: Hussein Hussein, Richard Paget, Louis Grandjean, Alasdair Bamford, Ashwin Pandey, Katy Fidler, Claire Snowden, Arun Beeman, Pooja Shetty, Nagarajan Muthialu
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,801
OpenAlex ID: W4414016855