Updated national guidelines for pediatric tuberculosis in India, 2012

Kumar, Ashok; Gupta, Devesh; Nagaraja, Sharath Burugina; Singh, Varinder; Sethi, Gulshan Rai; Prasad, J

doi:10.1007/s13312-013-0085-1

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“…The overall burden of tuberculosis in a developing country like India, is around 10.2% [1] ,where paediatric population constitutes about 34% of the total population. There is often a diagnostic challenge to differentiate tuberculous from non-tuberculous empyema.…”

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Pediatric Tubercular Empyema Thoracis: A Diagnostic Dilemma

Najmuddin¹,

Lahiri²,

George³

et al. 2014

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Pediatric Tubercular Empyema Thoracis: A Diagnostic Dilemma

Najmuddin¹,

Lahiri²,

George³

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“…4 In particular, younger central nervous system TB, consisting of a two-month intensive phase followed by a 10-month continuation phase. 3 However, ATT may be administered for up to 24 months depending on the clinicoradiological response. Surgical intervention may be required, especially in cases with large extradural collections causing neurodeficits or large scalp swellings with sinus formation, with some evidence to suggest that combined surgery and ATT may yield better outcomes than ATT alone.…”

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“…A complete blood count revealed mild anaemia with a haemoglobin level of 10.6 g/dL. The total leucocyte count was 11,000/mm 3 , with 48% neutrophils and 46% lymphocytes. The results of renal function, liver function and serum electrolyte tests were all within normal ranges.…”

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“…Category I DOTS ATT was initiated as per the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) guidelines. 3 This consisted of a two-month intensive phase of treatment with the thrice weekly administration of 150 mg of rifampicin, 150 mg of isoniazid, 400 mg of ethambutol and 500 mg of pyrazinamide, followed by a 10-month continuation phase involving the thrice weekly administration of 150 mg of rifampicin and 150 mg of isoniazid. While the patient was receiving ATT, the scalp swelling and left submandibular lymphadenopathy gradually reduced in size and the lower left eyelid lesion healed completely.…”

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Calvarial Tuberculosis in a Preschool-Aged Child: An uncommon entity

Santra

Sen

Chatterjee

2018

Sultan Qaboos Univ Med J

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Calvarial tuberculosis is a rare manifestation of tuberculosis, especially in children under five years of age. We report a two-and-a-half-year-old male child who presented to the Nilratan Sircar Medical College, Kolkata, India, in 2015 with frontoparietal fluctuant swelling of three months' duration. He had also had chronic sinus discharge from the left lower eyelid over the previous six months. Computed tomography of the head revealed a frontal swelling along with erosion of both the outer and inner plates of the left frontal bone. Fine needle aspiration of the pus indicated the presence of acid-fast bacilli. Unfortunately, no primary focus of tuberculosis could be established. The patient improved after one year of antitubercular therapy without requiring any surgical intervention and with no sign of subsequent disease recurrence.

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“…Being one of the high burden countries for TB, almost 10% of total TB cases in India is Pediatric TB. Pediatric TB has traditionally received a lower priority compared to the adult form of the disease because it is considered non-infectious, difficult to diagnose, too few in number and the wrong assumption that effective control of adult TB along with BCG by itself could effectively control childhood TB [2]. Fortunately, World Health Organization (WHO) and The Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP) in India have realized the importance of pediatric TB and included special considerations for the Pediatric TB [3][4][5].…”

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