%0 Journal Article
%A Sanchez-Codez, Maria
%A Hunt, W Garret
%A Watson, Joshua
%A Mejias, Asuncion
%T Hepatitis in children with tuberculosis: a case report and review of the literature.
%D 2020
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10668/15749
%X Hepatitis in young children with tuberculosis (TB) outside miliary TB is not well described and represents a challenge because of the hepatotoxicity associated with first-line anti-TB treatment. We report an antibiotic naïve 13-month-old male from Nepal with pulmonary TB and hepatitis, who improved after TB treatment. We also performed a literature review for TB-associated hepatitis in children. Liver function tests should be considered, when feasible, in infants and young children with pulmonary TB. Testing could help to identify and manage patients with TB-associated hepatic abnormalities, and also to establish a baseline for detection and management of liver injury associated with anti-TB therapy.
%K Children
%K Hepatitis
%K Liver function tests; hepatic tuberculosis
%K Transaminases
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