Stroke in a child with pulmonary tuberculosis and pleural effusion—An important clue for the diagnosis of disseminated central nervous system tuberculosis

Central nervous system tuberculosis (CNS‐TB) is one of the most devastating and life‐threatening conditions having high mortality and morbidity. Here, we report a 12‐year‐old child with pulmonary tuberculosis and pleural effusion presenting with ischemic stroke as an important manifestation of centr...

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Published in:Clinical case reports 2023-02, Vol.11 (2), p.e6945-n/a
Main Authors: Chaudhary, Nagendra, Gupta, Binod Kumar, Poudel, Astha, Kafle, Manish, Singh, Neeva, Chaudhary, Hanshmani Prasad
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibiotics
Case Report
Case reports
Chest tubes
CNS tuberculosis
Consciousness
Glasgow Coma Scale
Medical imaging
Mortality
Nervous system
Neuroimaging
Paralysis
Pediatrics
Pleural effusion
Proteins
pulmonary tuberculosis
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Stroke
stroke in tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
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Summary:Central nervous system tuberculosis (CNS‐TB) is one of the most devastating and life‐threatening conditions having high mortality and morbidity. Here, we report a 12‐year‐old child with pulmonary tuberculosis and pleural effusion presenting with ischemic stroke as an important manifestation of central nervous system tuberculosis. Rapid and accurate diagnoses with timely treatment are the best ways to improve the survival rate of CNS‐TB. This report focuses the need to consider CNS‐TB in the differential diagnosis of children with stoke living in areas of high tuberculosis.
ISSN:2050-0904
2050-0904
DOI:10.1002/ccr3.6945