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VOLUME 13 , ISSUE 4 ( October-December, 2024 ) > List of Articles

CASE REPORT

Cavitating Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a 3-year-old Child: A Case Report

Pushpa Kini, Manjunath Laxminarayana, Soham Bhunia

Keywords : Antitubercular therapy, Case report, Cavitating lesion, Pulmonary tuberculosis

Citation Information : Kini P, Laxminarayana M, Bhunia S. Cavitating Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a 3-year-old Child: A Case Report. Indian J Respir Care 2024; 13 (4):253-255.

DOI: 10.5005/jp-journals-11010-1136

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 17-02-2025

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2024; The Author(s).


Abstract

Cavitating pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) frequently occurs in adults and is uncommon in children. We report a case of a 3-year-old female child who presented with complaints of fever, cough, and poor weight gain. Clinical findings and chest X-ray were suggestive of right lower lobe pneumonia. The patient was treated with IV antibiotics, responded well, and was discharged. She presented with a recurrence of fever and weight loss. High-resolution computerized tomography of the thorax revealed cavitation in the posterior-basal segment of the right lower lobe of the lung. She was treated with antitubercular therapy (ATT) and responded well to the treatment.

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