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Background The Philippines remains one of the countries on the WHO list of high-burden countries for tuberculosis (TB), and malignancy has long been recognized as a risk factor for this disease. This report describes the clinical profile and outcomes of pediatric patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) diagnosed with tuberculosis. Methods Medical records of pediatric patients with ALL consulting at the University of the Philippines – Philippines General Hospital diagnosed from January 2015 to December 2017 (excluding those with concomitant HIV infection) were reviewed. Those diagnosed with tuberculosis infection were further analyzed, obtaining demographic data, results of diagnostics, and treatment. Results Out of 102 patients, 5 were found to have tuberculosis, all of them being male, with an average age of 7.2 years old. All cases were pulmonary, with one patient having multi-drug-resistant TB. PPD was positive in 4 cases, with indurations measuring &amp;gt;10mm, while chest radiographs showed nonspecific findings for 3 patients. Of 3 patients who underwent sputum AFB testing, one had a positive result. While 1 patient was diagnosed with TB and ALL concurrently, majority of patients were diagnosed after entering remission. Three patients completed 6 months of TB treatment, while 1 patient is still on medication for multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis. One patient abandoned treatment. Conclusion In this group of ALL patients, malnutrition and corticosteroid use were not found to be independent risk factors for TB. As TB disease may be due to reactivation of latent TB infection (LTBI) during immunosuppression, screening for LTBI may be a worthwhile strategy to decrease morbidity. Transmission precautions are emphasized to reduce acquired TB infection in immunocompromised populations.

#95: Clinical Profile and Outcome of Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Patients with Tuberculosis at the Philippine General Hospital