@article{Lomba_Ferraz_Regina Silva_Flores_Saraiva_2020, place={Porto, Portugal}, title={Pediatric bacillary pulmonary tuberculosis - case report}, volume={29}, url={https://revistas.rcaap.pt/nascercrescer/article/view/14777}, DOI={10.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v29.i1.14777}, abstractNote={<p align="justify">Children are more susceptible than adults to development of tuberculosis after exposure to active disease, hence screening and chemoprophylaxis are particularly important. Although Portugal is considered to have a low burden of tuberculosis, educating the population on the importance of screening and treatment is vital to decrease the number of cases. Herein is reported the case of an 11-year-old girl with previous contact with active tuberculosis who was lost to follow-up and later diagnosed with bacillary pulmonary tuberculosis.</p>}, number={1}, journal={NASCER E CRESCER - BIRTH AND GROWTH MEDICAL JOURNAL}, author={Lomba, Andreia and Ferraz, Ana and Regina Silva, Sónia and Flores, Maria Manuel and Saraiva, Alcina}, year={2020}, month={Mar.}, pages={56–58} }