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Gajanan Surewad1, Ivona Lobo2, Preeti Shanbag3
1Fellow, Department of Neonatology, G S Medical College & KEM Hospital , Parel, Mumbai, India .
Abstract:
A 12-year-old girl presented with prolonged fever with no obvious focus on either history or clinical examination. High-resolution computerized tomography of the chest revealed the 'tree-in-bud' sign in the right lung and necrotic mediastinal lymph nodes. Barium meal showed multiple ileal strictures. The child was treated with anti-tuberculous therapy for six months. At follow-up six months later, the child had gained weight and had no signs of intestinal obstruction. Tuberculosis is a common cause of fever of undetermined origin and should be investigated for especially in countries with a high prevalence.
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