Open AccessDisseminated tuberculosis with varied paradoxical reactions
Author(s) -
Amit Dey,
Ira Shah
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/2249-4863.184657
Subject(s) - medicine , paradoxical reaction , tuberculosis , pericardial effusion , pleural effusion , girl , surgery , disease , effusion , papilledema , ascites , pathology , psychology , developmental psychology
Paradoxical reactions are immune-mediated exacerbations of disease triggered by tuberculosis (TB) treatment. We describe a case of varied paradoxical reactions in a 9-year-old girl who was diagnosed with mediastinal TB and tuberculous ascites. The development of paradoxical reaction was gradual with pericardial effusion occurring first followed by pleural effusion and subsequently bilateral papilledema.