Disseminated tuberculosis in an immunocompetent 15-year-old adolescent

Dermatol Online J. 2024 Apr 15;30(2). doi: 10.5070/D330263578.

Abstract

Tuberculosis is one of the oldest known diseases and it remains one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality, especially in developing countries. It is associated with social inequalities and affects different age groups. Tuberculosis in children and adolescents should be considered a sentinel event, since it is linked to a recent infection through contact with bacilliferous adults. We report an immunocompetent 15-year-old adolescent with tuberculosis, exhibiting pulmonary, osteoarticular, and cutaneous involvement. Conventional treatment with tuberculostatic drugs for a year had satisfactory results without sequelae.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antitubercular Agents* / therapeutic use
  • Humans
  • Immunocompetence*
  • Male
  • Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / diagnosis
  • Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / drug therapy
  • Tuberculosis, Cutaneous / pathology
  • Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / diagnosis
  • Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / drug therapy
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / drug therapy

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents