Infiltrative Tuberculosis in Pediatric Practice
https://doi.org/10.20862/0042-4676-2026-107-1-76-81
Abstract
Infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis remains one of the most pressing problems in modern phthisiology due to its high prevalence, variability of clinical manifestations, and difficulties in early diagnostics. This clinical case demonstrates an algorithm for the diagnosis and treatment of infiltrative pulmonary tuberculosis in an adolescent. The criteria for differential diagnosis with pneumonia, the role of immunological and microbiological methods, and the dynamics of X-ray changes during tuberculosis therapy are considered.
About the Authors
A. R. Martyias
Primorsky Children's Regional Clinical Phthisiopulmonology Center
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anna R. Martyias – Radiologist.
Ul. Vtoraya, 21, Vladivostok, 690024
A. A. Kondrateva
Primorsky Children's Regional Clinical Phthisiopulmonology Center
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Anastasia A. Kondrateva – Phthisiologist.
Ul. Vtoraya, 21, Vladivostok, 690024
N. A. Ilyina
Mechnikov North-West State Medical University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Natalia A. Ilyina - Dr. Med. Sc., Professor, Chair of Radiation Diagnostics.
Piskarevskiy prospekt, 47, Saint Petersburg, 195067
S. L. Osina
Primorsky Children's Regional Clinical Phthisiopulmonology Center
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Svetlana L. Osina - Chief Physician.
Ul. Vtoraya, 21, Vladivostok, 690024
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Martyias A.R., Kondrateva A.A., Ilyina N.A., Osina S.L. Infiltrative Tuberculosis in Pediatric Practice. Journal of radiology and nuclear medicine. 2026;107(1):76-81. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.20862/0042-4676-2026-107-1-76-81
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