THERAPEUTIC CLASS
Extrapulmonary involvement in pediatric tuberculosis
Tuberculosis in childhood is clinically challenging, but it is a preventable and treatable disease. Risk factors depend on age and immunity status. The most common form of pediatric tuberculosis is pulmonary disease, which comprises more than
half of the cases. Other forms make up the extrapulmonary tuberculosis that involves infection of the lymph nodes, central
nervous system, gastrointestinal system, hepatobiliary tree, and renal and musculoskeletal systems
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