Tuberculosis extrapulmonar en pediatría: un reto diagnóstico

摘要: Introduction: the diagnostic and therapeutic basis of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in pediatrics are rarely taken into account, as this entity a differential diagnosis to various entities. Objective: search, review synthesis information on main forms pediatric population, especially its handling. Methodology: searching for databases most trusted (medline, cochrane, scielo, pubmed sivigila, official website ministry social protection colombia) terms tuberculosis, pediatrics. Results conclusions: collected account cover subject, turned out be poor, old hard find. Although some happen low incidence, not included entities, least which may develop more severe disease if it is allowed proceed or fails diagnose, because their immune system mature enough combat infection, presentation at age, an indicator ongoing transmission tb community reservoir future reactivation adulthood. For reason, together with risk factors present significant percentage our people general, necessary know clinical presentation, patterns early proper treatment disease. (MED.UIS. 2013;26(1):45-58).