A rare cause of pulmonary tuberculosis

Chan, H.H.Y.; Mpe, J.; Chan, H.H.Y; Mpe, J

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A rare cause of pulmonary tuberculosis

Chan, H.H.Y.; Mpe, J.

New Zealand Medical Journal 128(1423): 81-83

2015

ISSN/ISBN: 1175-8716

PMID: 26645759

Document Number: 683216

We present a case of bovine tuberculosis in a 50-year-old Māori female. She had worked for approximately 7 years at a local freezing works where animal organs were cleaned and packed. The diagnosis was established 4 weeks after commencement of first-line anti-TB therapy. While human zoonotic tuberculosis may be uncommon in developed countries, its diagnosis still has important public health and treatment implications.