Cavitating Pulmonary Tuberculosis in a 3-year-old Child: A Case Report

Cavitating pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) frequently occurs in adults and is uncommon in children. We report a case of a 3-year-old female child who presented with complaints of fever, cough, and poor weight gain. Clinical findings and chest X-ray were suggestive of right lower lobe pneumonia. The patient was treated with IV antibiotics, responded well, and was discharged. She presented with a recurrence of fever and weight loss. High-resolution computerized tomography of the thorax revealed cavitation in the posterior-basal segment of the right lower lobe of the lung. She was treated with antitubercular therapy (ATT) and responded well to the treatment.