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December 2017 NEWSLETTER

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December 2017 Newsletter

GRAND ROUNDS

A 5 month old female child was diagnosed as tuberculous meningitis (TBM) with cavitatory tuberculosis (TB). Gastric lavage for acid fast bacillus was positive on smear. CT chest revealed multiple nodular opacities scattered all over lung parenchyma predominantly in basal and sub-pleural region. Right upper lobe showed a thick walled cavity associated with consolidation in the posterior segment. She was treated with 4 drug antituberculous therapy (ATT) consisting of Isoniazid, Rifampicin, Pyrazinamide & Ethambutol along with steroids.

Why did the child have cavitatory TB at 5 months of age?

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A 32 years old HIV infected pregnant female (G2P2L1) presented at 36 weeks of pregnancy for deciding neonatal antiretroviral (ARV) prophylaxis. Her HIV viral load at 34 weeks of gestation was undetectable and she was on antiretroviral therapy (ART) consisting ....

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