ADOLESCENT WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS WITHCAVITATORY PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS

Authors

  • Venkatamurthy M Adichunchunagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, BG nagara, Mandya, Karnataka, India Author
  • Suman Fathima Adichunchunagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, BG nagara, Mandya, Karnataka, India Author
  • Raghavendra R Adichunchunagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, BG nagara, Mandya, Karnataka, India Author

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a major public health problem globally and there is a relative paucity of data on the clinical course of TB in immunosupressed adolescents. We report a case of cavitatory pulmonary tuberculosis in a diabetic adolescent. Although cavitatory lung lesions being not so common in pediatric age group. Co-existense of Diabetes Mellitus and Tuberculosis
emphasizes the need for intensive screening for tuberculosis in Type 1 DM children.

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Published

2024-12-31

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2014)

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Articles

How to Cite

ADOLESCENT WITH TYPE 1 DIABETES MELLITUS WITHCAVITATORY PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS. (2024). BioMedical Research in Medicine (BMR Medicine) (ISSN 2349-0756) , 1(1). https://internationalmedicalpublishing.com/index.php/BMRMedicine/article/view/137