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A rare neurological complication of tuberculosis: Transverse myelitis

Acute transverse myelitis is a rare inflammatory demyelinating disorder characterized by relatively acute onset of motor, sensory, and autonomic dysfunction. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a very rare cause of transverse myelitis. We present a patient with tuberculosis presenting with meningitis and...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Ortega-Rosales, Alberto, Delgado-Torres, Nelson, Burneo-Rosales, Carlos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6538955/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31193733
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2019.e00564
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Sumario:Acute transverse myelitis is a rare inflammatory demyelinating disorder characterized by relatively acute onset of motor, sensory, and autonomic dysfunction. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a very rare cause of transverse myelitis. We present a patient with tuberculosis presenting with meningitis and transverse myelitis who had marked clinical improvement and neurologic recovery after treatment of tuberculosis and intravenous steroid pulses.