Septic shock due to tuberculosis in Down syndrome.

Indian Pediatr

Department of Pediatrics, MMIMSR, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, India.

Published: June 2012

Both Immune dysfunction and deficiency, are known in Down syndrome. Tuberculosis commonly presents as insidious illness and septicemic shock is its rare presentation, mostly in immunocompromized patients. We report a 16 year old boy with Down syndrome presenting with septicemic shock due to tuberculosis.

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