| Autor: |
Le Anh Duc, MD, PhD, Doan-Van Ngoc, MD, PhD, Nguyen Ngoc Trung, MD, PhD, Nguyen-Van Sang, MD, PhD, Tran Phan Ninh, MD, PhD, Tran-Van Giang, MD, Thieu-Thi Tra My, MD, Tran Hoa, MD, PhD, Nguyen Minh Duc, MD, MSc |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Radiology Case Reports, Vol 16, Iss 10, Pp 2882-2885 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1930-0433 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.radcr.2021.07.005 |
| Popis: |
Tuberculosis remains prevalent in developing countries. Central nervous system tuberculosis often occurs secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis, transmitted through the bloodstream, and has a high mortality rate. Meningitis is the most common presentation of central nervous system tuberculosis, followed by tuberculoma, tuberculous brain abscess, and miliary tuberculosis. In this report, we present a case of miliary tuberculosis in a 3 month-old boy. The patient had a fever and was breathless for 1 month. The patient appeared cyanotic, experienced a seizure, and became comatose. Chest computed tomography scan suggested a pulmonary miliary tuberculosis abscess in the right lung and mediastinal lymph node tuberculosis. Brain magnetic resonance imaging showed the lesions were homogeneously enhancing tiny 2-3 mm nodules characteristic of miliary TB. Polymerase chain reaction of the cerebrospinal fluid and sputum samples confirmed tuberculosis. The patient died 1 month after diagnosis. |
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