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- A rare case of simultaneous infection involving Streptococcus anginosus group (SAG) and Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) is described in an 11-year-old boy, marking a first for pediatric patients.
- During the presentation, the boy exhibited symptoms such as chest pain, fever, and cough, leading to the discovery of a pulmonary abscess through imaging.
- After treatment with antibiotics and drainage of the abscess, the patient showed no symptoms after a year of follow-up, indicating a successful recovery.
Article Abstract
Background: Simultaneous infection in tuberculosis (TB) is rare. The mixed infection between Streptococcus anginosus group (SAG) and M. tuberculosis (MTB) has not been reported in children. The aim of this report was to describe a pediatric case with a pulmonary abscess caused by the duality SAG-MTB co-infection.
Case Presentation: An 11-year-old boy with an acute onset of throbbing pain of two-day evolution located in the anterior chest wall. The patient reported a history of fever, cough and rhinorrhea during the last seven days. An anterior chest radiography revealed a heterogenic opacity at the lower right lobe while the lateral projection showed an obliteration at the anterior diaphragmatic insertion. Parenteral Ceftriaxone (100 mg/kg/day) and Dicloxacillin (200 mg/kg/day) was started. The abscess was subsequently drained and analyzed. After a year of follow-up, the patient remained asymptomatic.
Conclusion: This case represents the first reported case of pulmonary co-infection involving MTB and SAG in an immunocompetent pediatric patient.
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| http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6951002 | PMC |
| http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12890-019-1044-y | DOI Listing |
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