 Hello everyone, I am Dr. Archana, I am the Associate Consultant, Infectious Disease Specialist at Manipal Hospital, Oral Airport Road, Bangalore. Basically, the treatment of tuberculosis in a child is similar to an adult. The dosage of drugs which are used in tuberculosis varies based on the weight of the child. A child who is diagnosed with tuberculosis is managed with multiple anti-tubercular drugs for varied duration depending on the type of tuberculosis. For example, if it is a pulmonary tuberculosis, the duration can go up to 6 months and if it is a TB meningitis, the duration can go up to 12 months. And also, the duration of treatment and the number of drugs which are used for the anti-tubercular therapy depends on whether it is a newly diagnosed tuberculosis patient or if it is a already diagnosed tuberculosis patient who has come back for re-treatment.