Lung mass and neurogenic hyperventilation as a presentation of disseminated tuberculosis

Abstract

Disseminated tuberculosis (TB) in the pediatric population is relatively rare in the United States with variable nonspecific presentations. In this letter we discuss the case of 2-year-old child with a lung mass and central neurogenic hyperventilation with primary respiratory alkalosis as a rare pediatric presentation of disseminated tuberculosis with TB meningitis and pulmonary tuberculosis.