1Department of Child Health Faculty of Medicine Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia
American Journal of Medical Case Reports.
2015,
Vol. 3 No. 10, 344-346
DOI: 10.12691/ajmcr-3-10-10
Copyright © 2015 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Heda Melinda, Minerva Kadir. Slow Response to Anti-tuberculosis Drug in a 12-year Old Girl: Is it Multi Drug Resistant Tuberculosis or Paradoxical Response?.
American Journal of Medical Case Reports. 2015; 3(10):344-346. doi: 10.12691/ajmcr-3-10-10.
Correspondence to: Heda Melinda, Department of Child Health Faculty of Medicine Universitas Padjadjaran, Bandung, Indonesia. Email:
heda_1155@yahoo.comAbstract
Clinical deterioration during treated with anti-tuberculosis drug (ATD) is not common occured in immunocompetent children, remains a great dilemma. It requires medical attention, practitioners should be considered as multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) or paradoxical response. We report a challenging case of a-12-year-old girl presented with clinical deterioration severe respiratory distress transferred to isolated pediatric intensive care unit while on TB treatment. On admission, chest X-ray revealed pneumothorax in left lung and bilateral pulmonary infiltration. During evalution, she had seizure and decreased consciousness, and later diagnosed as as tuberculous meningitis (TBM). She had close contact with her acid–fast bacillus (AFB)–positive, Gene Xpert MTB/RIF negative-mother. Five other siblings were diagnosed as having TB as well. The patient was first suspected as having MDR-TB, while Gene Xpert MTB/RIF test revealed still positive. The patient then showed good clinical improvement after TB treatment.
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