Pectus Excavatum in an 18 Month Old Male
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BACKGROUND
Pectus excavatum is uncommon in children; with an incidence of 1 in 400¬1000. It is also a rare presentation of pulmonary tuberculosis in children. There is paucity of reports on cases of pulmonary tuberculosis in children presenting with pectus excavatum in our environment. It is on this background that we report a case of pulmonary tuberculosis with pectus excavatum in an 18month old male.
METHODS
The case records of an 18 month old male and a review of the literature on the subject, through google, Medline and PubMed search was utilised.
RESULT
An 18month old male presented with chest in-drawing and pectus excavatum of 6 month duration. Investigations done revealed that he had pulmonary tuberculosis. He was commenced on anti TB drugs and made remarkable improvement.
CONCLUSION
Cases of pulmonary tuberculosis with pectus excavatum are not common in children. A high index of suspicion will be needed to make an early diagnosis. Pulmonary Tuberculosis should be considered in children presenting with pectus excavatum.
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