A Case Report on Complicated Tuberculous Meningitis
Nadia Jawada b c d e f g, Saira Jafrib c d e f g h, Syeda Naqvib c d e f g, Syed Masroor Ahmadb c d e f g i, Shabnam Naveedb c d e f g j, Zeeshan Alib c d e f g k
- aChest Medicine, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center Karachi Pakistan
- bChest Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University (SMC)
- cInternal Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University (SMC)
- dInternal Medicine, Jinnah Sindh Medical University, Karachi, PAK
- eJinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Jinnah Sindh Medical University (SMC)
- fJinnah Postgraduate Medical Centre, Jinnah Sindh Medical University (SMC), Karachi, PAK
- gPulmonology, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center, Karachi, Select Country
- hPulmonology, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center Karachi Pakistan
- iMedicine, Jinnah Postgrduate Medical Centre Karachi Pakistan
- jDepartment of Medicine, Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center Karachi Pakistan
- kJinnah Postgrduate Medical Centre, Jinnah Sindh Medical University (SMC)
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Abstract
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is associated with significant complications of central nervous system. It is accompanied by nonspecific and heterogeneous clinical symptoms. We focused on the significance of early diagnosis and prompt treatment. We describe a case of TBM in a 19-year-old Asian female. She had a progressive motor weakness with no sensory findings. She was started on antituberculous therapy. Her magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) contrast of dorsolumbar spine showed syringomyelia. Her culture and sensitivity for Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) came negative. She was given a therapeutic trial of quinolones and Steroids. She had an uneventful recovery and was followed up for the past one year.
TL;DRA case of TBM in a 19-year-old Asian female who had a progressive motor weakness with no sensory findings and was started on antituberculous therapy and followed up for the past one year. (Semantic Scholar)