A 9-Year-Old Boy With Right-Sided Extrapulmonary Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Subphrenic Abscess: A Case Report From Woldia, Northeast Ethiopia.
Animaw Lingerew, Samuel Addis, Adugnaw Atnafu, Zeru Siyoum, Solomie Jebessa Deribessa
Clinical case reports · 2026-03
Abstract
Diagnosing extrapulmonary and drug-resistant tuberculosis in children is challenging. Early recognition and treatment improve outcomes and reduce transmission. In this 9-year-old boy, diagnosis of drug-resistant subphrenic TB required a high index of suspicion, appropriate diagnostic testing, and timely initiation of second-line anti-tuberculosis therapy.