A case of miliary tuberculosis accompanied by central nervous system involvement

Herein, we present a case that developed neu- rological symptoms a short while after being diag- nosed with miliary TB due to the fact that rarely seen intracranial tuberculomas accompanied meningitis

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Objective & Hypothesis:Tuberculosis (TB) is still an important health problem in Turkey as well as in the world.

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Key Findings & Data:Although rare, neu- rological involvement may be encountered in dissem- inated TB.

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Conclusion & Impact:Herein, we present a case that developed neu- rological symptoms a short while after being diag- nosed with miliary TB due to the fact that rarely seen intracranial tuberculomas accompanied meningitis

🔬Design:Research Article

📍Scope:Comprehensive Sample

⚙️Variables:Domain Parameters

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) is still an important health problem in Turkey as well as in the world. Although rare, neu- rological involvement may be encountered in dissem- inated TB. TB meningitis and to a lesser extent, intra- cranial tuberculomas may accompany neurotubercu- losis. Herein, we present a case that developed neu- rological symptoms a short while after being diag- nosed with miliary TB due to the fact that rarely seen intracranial tuberculomas accompanied meningitis

Özet

Tüberkuloz (TB), hala dünyada ve ülkemizde önemli bir sağlık sorunudur. Yaygın TB'de nörolojik tutulum nadir de olsa görülebilmektedir. Nörotüberkülozda sıklıkla TB menenjit, daha az oranlarda intrakranyal tüberkülomlar da eşlik edebilir. Bu makalede, miliyer TB tanısı konduktan kısa bir süre sonra nörolojik semptomları gelişen hasta, menenjit ile birlikte daha nadir görülen intrakranyal tüberkülomların da eşlik etmesi nedeniyle sunuldu

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DEMİR, M., TAYLAN, M., ARSLAN, D., ASLAN, E., YILMAZ, S., ŞENYİĞİT, A. (2016). A case of miliary tuberculosis accompanied by central nervous system involvement. Respiratory Case Reports, Cilt: 5 - Sayı: 3, 213–216. https://ajindex.com/articles/302570

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