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Presumptive Paediatric TB
Learning ObjectivesDefine Presumptive Paediatric TB
Discuss consequences of identification.
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In Paediatric TB patients (0–18 years) - diagnosis is difficult and different in comparison to TB occurring in adult patients.
Tuberculosis in paediatric cases is mainly due to failure of TB prevention andd cure in adults. Because of a less-developed immune system, children under 5 years of age are more prone to develop the disease mostly within 2 years following infection. The commonest age of childhood TB disease is 1 to 4 years. Young age is a risk factor for spread of disease to other parts of the body, i.e. dissemination.
- Fever /Cough for more than 2 Weeks AND /OR
- Failure to gain weight /loss of weight(* loss of weight has been defined as loss of greater than 5 % maximum weight recorded in the last three months.) AND /OR
- History of contact with Infectious TB case
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