Post-TB sequelae in adolescent pulmonary TB survivors.

Objective: To compare the persistent clinical symptoms, chest X-ray (CXR), spirometry and echocardiography results in adolescent survivors of drug-susceptible (DS) and drug-resistant (DR) pulmonary TB (PTB).

Methods: This retrospective cohort study was conducted in 52 adolescent PTB survivors. We compared persistent clinical symptoms, CXR, spirometry and echocardiography in DS-TB and DR-TB survivors.

The challenges in diagnosing isolated epididymal tuberculosis (TB) in an adolescent male: a case report.

Background: Genitourinary tuberculosis (GUTB) is a common form of extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) in children. An example of GUTB is epididymal TB, which usually presents unspecific chronic clinical manifestations. Definitive diagnosis can be conducted based on bacteriologic confirmation and histopathologic results, but this is challenging due to the paucibacillary nature of EPTB.

Bedaquiline (BDQ) resistance in an adolescent with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB): An alarm for pediatricians.

Bedaquiline (BDQ) use for all age groups in drug-resistant (DR) tuberculosis (TB) regimens for children may be shorter, safer, and more effective. However, the emergence of BDQ resistance reports soon after its introduction is alarming. We report the case of a 17-year-old boy, initially diagnosed with Rifampicin-resistant (RR)-TB and developed BDQ resistance during the treatment.

Convalescent plasma therapy in obese severe COVID-19 adolescents: Two cases report.

Background: In Indonesia, 175 cases resulted in death in children from March to December 2020. Studies regarding Convalescent Plasma Therapy's (CPT) safety and efficacy in children are scarce. Our case report was the first to write CPT in Indonesian children.