Question 197 · LEK · Tuberculosis
Indicate the true statement concerning tuberculosis in children:
- A. highest susceptibility to M. tuberculosis infection is observed in children under 3 years of age.
- B. source of infection is usually another child with tuberculosis.
- C. histopathological examination of primary tuberculosis in children above 12 months of age usually shows caseous lesions.
- D. tuberculosis of the urogenital system is classified as a type with severe clinical course.
- E. pulmonary lesions are usually unilateral in youngest children.
Hint
Consider which age group most readily progresses from infection to disease and develops severe disseminated forms.
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