Lomba, AndreiaFerraz, AnaSilva, Sónia ReginaFlores, Maria ManuelAlcina, Saraiva2021-11-162021-11-162020-03Lomba A, Ferraz A, Silva SR, Flores MM, Saraiva A, Nascer e Crescer - Birth and Growth Medical Journal 2020;29(1): 56-58. doi:10.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v29.i1.147772183-9417http://hdl.handle.net/10400.16/2548Children 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.engchemoprophylaxismycobacterium tuberculosispediatricpulmonary tuberculosisjournal article10.25753/BirthGrowthMJ.v29.i1.14777