Pulmonary Tuberculosis Presenting Acutely as Paraplegia: An Unusual Presentation

Extrapulmonary tuberculosis most commonly involves the bones and the spine. The present case is that of a young boy who presented with acute onset paraplegia without any pre-existant complaints of cough with sputum, fever, night sweats or weight loss.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Pande, Apurva
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2013
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3902691/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24479102
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2249-4863.120771
Descripción
Sumario:Extrapulmonary tuberculosis most commonly involves the bones and the spine. The present case is that of a young boy who presented with acute onset paraplegia without any pre-existant complaints of cough with sputum, fever, night sweats or weight loss.

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