Tuberculous encephalopathy. A rare complication of pulmonary tuberculosis.
A case of tuberculous encephalopathy, a rare form of neuro-tuberculosis, is reported in a 16-year-old girl who had pulmonary tuberculosis and extensive cerebral demyelination. The clinical, laboratory and pathological features of this entity are highlighted and the pathogenesis discussed.
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Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001921:Brain / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D017211:Treatment Failure; D020306:Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications
D000904:Antibiotics, Antitubercular