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Idrissa Demba Ba^*, Indou Deme/Ly, Yaye Joor Dieng, Abou Ba, Babacar Niang, Aliou Abdoulaye Ndongo, Papa Moctar Faye, Guillaye Diagne, Amadou Sow, Fatima Tall/Fall, Amadou Lamine Fall, Ousmane Ndiaye

Hôpital d’enfants Albert-Royer de Fann-Dakar, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, Fann, Dakar, Senegal.

Introduction: Tuberculosis and sickle cell disease are one of the main global health priorities particularly in Africa. We aimed to determine the epidemiological, diagnostic and therapeutic aspects of tuberculosis in children and adolescents with sickle cell disease. Patients and methods: Patients aged 0 - 20 years with sickle cell anemia presented with tuberculosis at the Centre Hospitalier National d’Enfants Albert Royer (CHNEAR), Dakar, Senegal were included in the study. Medical history, risk factors, clinical, bacteriological, and outcome data was collected. Data was analyzed using the SPSS software, version 16. Results: A total of 25 cases of tuberculosis were documented from January 1^st, 1991 to December 31^st, 2019 (hospital prevalence: 0.97%). Mean age was 12.5 years. The sex ratio was 1.5 (15 girls and 10 boys). Pulmonary tuberculosis in 14 cases was the most frequent followed by lymph nodes in 7 cases involvement and Pott’s disease in 4 cases. In 5 patients Tb was multifocal. Mean duration of treatment was 8.27 months (6 to 12 months). Outcome was good on antituberculosis treatment. None patient died. Conclusion: Children and adolescents with sickle cell disease can be infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Pulmonary tuberculosis, lymph nodes and bone involvement are the most frequent localizations. Outcome is good on antituberculosis treatment.

Tuberculosis, Sickle Cell Disease, Children, Adolescent, Senegal

Ba, I. , Deme/Ly, I. , Dieng, Y. , Ba, A. , Niang, B. , Ndongo, A. , Faye, P. , Diagne, G. , Sow, A. , Tall/Fall, F. , Fall, A. and Ndiaye, O. (2022) Particularities of Tuberculosis in Children and Adolescents with Sickle Cell Disease in Senegal. Open Journal of Pediatrics, 12, 59-66. doi: 10.4236/ojped.2022.121007.