TB in children Flashcards
Exposure of TB in Children
(+) History
(-)PPD, CXR, Ssx, Microbiology
Different Ssx of TB in children
Chronic cough Hemoptysis Weight Loss Non-specific Cervical Lymphadenopathy
Chest Xray findings in TB
Adult: Cavitary Lesions
Pedia: Hilar lymphadenopathy
Typical SSx in adult TB
Chronic cough with hemoptysis
CXR: Upper Lobe Lesions (Apical Gohn’s focus)
Sputum: (+)
Typical Ssx in Pedia TB
Non-specific
Difficulty to obtain sputum
Typical History of pediatric TB patients
Exposure within householf; howwever informations might be hard to illicit due to stigma
PPD
SQ - > 48-72 hours -> induration or erythema
Cut Off Measurement for positive effect
Based on Population
Low Endemicity : >5mm
High Endemicity: >10 mm
Cut off measurement for positive effect based on risk
High Risk: >5mm
Low risk: >8mm
Exposure
(+)Exposure
(-) PPD, CXR, SSx, SPutum
Significant contract with adult
Reasons why children is not included as source of infections
Do not have significantly bacillary load
Their cough is not forceful enough
Cavitary disease is rare are not severe
_____TB is more common in children
Pacuibacillary TB
-low bacillary load
Minimum Distance to be infective
3 ft or 1 meter
Management for exposure of TB
<5 years (specially <2 years): Primary prophylaxis
INFECTION
(+) Exposure, PPD
(-) CXR, SSX, Sputum
NoteL CXR may be normal or reveal presence of granulomatous or calcifications
Group of radiologic/ pathologic findings, not clinical
Primary Complex
Most common way of Transmission of TB
Droplet nuclei
Immunocompetent adult cut off
15 years old
In what years is the greatest risk for progression from infection to disease
2-3 years
Treatment of infection
Secondary Prophylaxis
T or F, PPD testing is routine for adults?
False
Role of PPD in pediatric patients
Know when treatment is most beneficial
DISEASE
(+) Exposure, PPD and any of the following
CXR, SSX, or SPutum AFB