Abstract
Aims and Objective
This retrospective study evaluates the importance of Mantoux test and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) levels in pediatric tuberculosis and also signifies the impact of this test in treatment planning and implementation in pediatric cleft lip and palate patients.
Methodology
Retrospective analyses of the records of 2010 pediatric cleft lip and palate patients below 5 years age were performed, and patients with elevated ESR subjected to Mantoux test were identified. The parameters included were age, sex, ESR levels, type of cleft, history of contact with TB & BCG vaccination, Mantoux conversion, chest X-ray findings, number of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis.
Results
Out of 2010 patients with cleft lip and palate, 180 patients were subjected to Mantoux test due to high ESR levels. Among these, 54 (30%) patients found as Mantoux positive, in which 45 patients were identified as smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients; as a result, surgery was deferred and they underwent antituberculous therapy. Most of the Mantoux-positive cases were found in patients with ESR range of 20–30 mm, i.e., 38 patients (71%), and common age group was 6 months–1 year. The most commonly involved cleft type was: unilateral cleft lip and palate having 36 patients (66.7%). The overall incidence of tuberculosis was 2%.
Conclusion
Although the correlation of Mantoux test with elevated ESR was not significant in our study, it could be of value as a screening tool along with the Mantoux test, which is sensitive but nonspecific in the diagnosis of active tuberculosis. Together, they could be a valuable screening tool in any community or hospital for diagnosis of the disease.
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Selvarasu, K., Ghosh, R., Saralaya, S. et al. Significance of Mantoux Test and Its Correlation with Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate in Pediatric Cleft Lip and Palate Patients: An Institutional Perspective. J. Maxillofac. Oral Surg. 20, 271–275 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12663-020-01348-5
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