Titre
La decouverte chez l'adolescent d'une reaction cutanee pathologique a la tuberculine. [Detection of a pathological cutaneous reaction to tuberculin in an adolescent]
Type
article
Institution
UNIL/CHUV/Unisanté + institutions partenaires
Périodique
Auteur(s)
Leuenberger, P.
Auteure/Auteur
Michaud, P. A.
Auteure/Auteur
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ISSN
0036-7672
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
1990-06
Volume
120
Numéro
26
Première page
966
Dernière page/numéro d’article
71
Notes
English Abstract
Journal Article --- Old month value: Jun 30
Journal Article --- Old month value: Jun 30
Résumé
The diagnosis of tuberculosis infection is based on a pathological dermal induration (positive Mantoux reaction) after injection of a standard dose of tuberculin (2 U). The positivity criteria of the Mantoux reaction vary according to whether the adolescent was or was not given BCG vaccination in the past. If the intradermal reaction is pathological at the time of the school screening visit, the subject should be referred to his physician, who will perform a second test (control Mantoux). If the pathological reaction is not confirmed, no further investigations will be needed. If the positive Mantoux is confirmed, the practitioner performs a detailed physical examination and a chest X-ray. If there is no abnormality, a natural tuberculosis infection is diagnosed and 6-month preventive monotherapy prescribed. If the chest picture is abnormal, further investigations will be required and, according to the results, preventive treatment or polychemotherapy for tuberculosis disease will be administered.
Sujets
PID Serval
serval:BIB_E1D9929E25ED
PMID
Date de création
2008-01-25T08:49:57.614Z
Date de création dans IRIS
2025-05-21T06:22:14Z