PULMONARY AND SPINAL TUBERCULOSIS IN AN 8-YEAR-OLD BOY: A CASE REPORT

Received 2023-07-25; Accepted 2024-01-19; Published 2024-08-01

Authors

  • Muhamad Akmal Mohammad Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.
  • Mimi Azliha Abu Bakar Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.
  • Afifah Sjamun Sjahid Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.
  • Normalinda Yaacob Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Sains Malaysia, 16150 Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22452/jummec.vol27no2.13

Keywords:

Spinal Tuberculosis, Pott's Disease, Pulmonary Tuberculosios

Abstract

Tuberculosis in children is difficult to diagnose. We report a case of an immunocompetent child with persistent back pain and kyphotic deformity, without respiratory symptoms, and no contact with tuberculosis patients. Imaging shows evidence of thoracic vertebral destruction and dense consolidation in the right upper lobe. Tuberculin skin test, Quantiferon TB Gold, and Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra yielded positive results for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. The patient was started on and completed one year of antituberculosis therapy, with recovery shown in chest radiograph and a reduction in the static kyphosis angle.

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Published

2024-08-01

Issue

Vol. 27 No. 2 (2024)

Section

Research article

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