June 2023. Volume 19. Number 2

Usefulness of chest radiography in children exposed to tuberculosis

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Huang CC, Tan Q, Becerra MC, Calderon R, Chiang SS, Contreras C, et al. The Contribution of Chest Radiography to the Clinical Management of Children Exposed to Tuberculosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022;206:892-900.

Reviewers: Albi Rodríguez MS1, Gimeno Díaz de Atauri Á2.
1Servicio de Neumología y Alergia Infantil. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Madrid. España.
2Pediatra. Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: María Salomé Albi Rodríguez. Email: msalbir@gmail.com
Reception date: 20/04/2023
Acceptance date: 30/05/2023
Publication date: 07/06/2023

Abstract

Authors´ conclusions: our results strongly support the use of chest radiography as a routine screening tool for the evaluation of child tuberculosis contacts. Radiographic abnormalities not usually considered suggestive of tuberculosis may indicate incipient or subclinical disease, although tuberculosis preventive treatment is adequate in most cases.

Reviewers´ commentary: data are lacking to properly assess the utility of chest radiography in tuberculosis exposed children. Abnormal chest radiography should alert us to the probable increased risk of the presence and/or development of the disease.

How to cite this article

Albi Rodríguez MS, Gimeno Díaz de Atauri A. Utilidad de la radiografía de tórax en niños convivientes con enfermos de tuberculosis. Evid Pediatr. 2023;19:20.

AVC | Critically appraised articles

Huang CC, Tan Q, Becerra MC, Calderon R, Chiang SS, Contreras C, et al. The Contribution of Chest Radiography to the Clinical Management of Children Exposed to Tuberculosis. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022;206:892-900.

Reviewers: Albi Rodríguez MS1, Gimeno Díaz de Atauri Á2.
1Servicio de Neumología y Alergia Infantil. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Madrid. España.
2Pediatra. Servicio de Pediatría. Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre. Madrid. España.
Correspondence: María Salomé Albi Rodríguez. Email: msalbir@gmail.com
Reception date: 20/04/2023
Acceptance date: 30/05/2023
Publication date: 07/06/2023

How to cite this article

Albi Rodríguez MS, Gimeno Díaz de Atauri A. Utilidad de la radiografía de tórax en niños convivientes con enfermos de tuberculosis. Evid Pediatr. 2023;19:20.

07/06/2023

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