title: A rare case of tuberculosis with motor neuron disease.
abstract: Motor neuron disease (MND) is occasionally aggravated by chronic infection. A misdiagnosed case of tuberculosis with MND is illustrated in a 45-year-old woman who underwent successful VATS wedge excision, which is presented herein. MND in an adult is a rare clinical entity. In order to facilitate the preoperative diagnosis and avoid the misdiagnosis of this disease, more etiological factors need to be considered.
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, West-China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, China. cheguowei_hx@aliyun.com.
authors.forename: Guowei
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Che
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D016472:Motor Neuron Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011379:Prognosis; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery