Empirical Management of Radiologically Suspected Pelvic Tuberculosis in a 13-Year-Old Girl in the Absence of Microbiological Evidence- A Case Report

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a major health problem affecting approximately 1 million children and young adolescents worldwide every year, 2 lakh deaths related to the disease. Adolescents are at a sixfold increased risk of acquiring tuberculosis due to a wider range of social contacts, risky substance use, mental health issues, infections with Human Immunodeficiency Virus and infection persists because of difficulties in completing treatment due to higher rates of loss to follow up. We are reporting a 13-year-old unmarried girl who presented with bilateral adnexal masses which resolved with empirical Anti-Tubercular therapy.