Open AccessUncommon presentation of craniospinal tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Mohammed Abdulrabu,
Ebrahim Ebrahim,
Akram Al-warqi,
Ahmed Hassan El Sotouhy,
Shahzad Anjum
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
qatar medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.171
H-Index - 9
eISSN - 2227-0426
pISSN - 0253-8253
DOI - 10.5339/qmj.2021.37
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , presentation (obstetrics) , intensive care medicine , case fatality rate , pediatrics , diagnostic test , surgery , pathology , epidemiology
Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection with multisystem presentations. Involvement of the central nervous system (CNS) is considered the most lethal form among all types. In addition to possible fatality, CNS TB has serious neurological sequelae. These morbidity issues along with diagnostic challenges doubles the clinical burden. In recent years, there have been improvements in diagnostic sensitivity and specificity due to advances in technology. Herein, we report an atypical case of a patient with TB who presented to our department and discuss the flow of the diagnostic workup.