my son age 5 years,weight 22 kg,height 105 cms has 2-3 small lumps on the right side of his neck.so i did a montoux test,CBC, and T-IgM test.The MT test was nagative but the T-IgM test the reading as 0.91 which is borderline value.Does it mean that my son has TB and what is the diet for it.
Thanks for your question on Chat Doctor. I can understand your concern. No, this value does now suggest active tuberculosis. These are antibodies against tuberculosis. They can be present if child is vaccinated with BCG vaccine in the past. So borderline positive antibodies don't suggest TB. Simple viral upper respiratory tract infection (URI) is the most common cause for cervical Lymphadenopathy in child Chat Doctor.  So give him treatment for URI for 1 week. His swellings will mostly be reduced. Don't start anti-tubercular