A 4-year-old child from an immigrant family presents with chronic cough, poor weight gain and a positive tuberculin skin test. Chest radiograph shows ...

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A 4-year-old child from an immigrant family presents with chronic cough, poor weight gain and a positive tuberculin skin test. Chest radiograph shows hilar lymphadenopathy. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Primary pulmonary tuberculosis

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Viral bronchiolitis

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Latent tuberculosis infection

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Asthma

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Foreign body aspiration

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Primary pulmonary tuberculosis in child

A 4-year-old child from an immigrant family presents with chronic cough, poor weight gain and a positive tuberculin skin test. Chest radiograph shows hilar lymphadenopathy. What is the most likely diagnosis?