Successful Management, in a Low-Resource Setting, of Disseminated Tuberculosis in a 3-Year Old Boy: A Case Report

Disseminated or military tuberculosis (TB) is defined as the presence of at least two non-contiguous sites of Mycobacterium tuberculosis,  occurring as a result of progressive primary infection, reactivation  and spread of a latent focus or due to iatrogenic origin. Disseminated  TB represents a life-threatening condition, especially in at-risk  children and when diagnosis and treatment are delayed. We report on a  case of a 3-year old boy who presented with long-lasting unrecognised  disseminated TB that was successfully managed in a low-resource setting.