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A 7 years old HIV infected girl presented with fever for 3 months and dry cough for 2 months. She was on regular TMP-SMX prophylaxis and was lost to follow up for past 4 years as parents found her to be asymptomatic. She had tuberculosis at 11 months of age and had taken antituberculous therapy (ATT) for 6 months for the same. Chest X-Ray shoped superior mediastinal widening with parahilar lymphadenopathy and mantoux test was positive. The child is suspected to have mediastinal adenopathy due to tuberculosis. However, lymph node biopsy is not possible as parents are not willing for a biopsy.
How to confirm the diagnosis of TB in this child?
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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 ....
HIV IN CHILDREN APPS