Ictus isquémico agudo en un paciente con tuberculosis diseminada

• Bouchentouf Rachid ^[1]
  1. [1] Pulmonology department, Avicenna Military Hospital. Marrakech, Morocco
• Localización: Galicia Clínica, ISSN 0304-4866, ISSN-e 1989-3922, Vol. 82, Nº. 3 (Julio-Agosto-Septiembre), 2021, págs. 177-177
• Idioma: español
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  • Acute ischemic stroke in a patient with disseminated tuberculosis
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  • Miliary tuberculosis is an hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis which involves lungs, central nervous system, and lymph nodes. Stroke in tuberculous meningitis (TBM) occurs in 15-57% of patients, especially in advance stage and severe illness. We report a 21-year-old man with rapid onset confusion and right hemiparesis. Brain magnetic resonance imaging revealed acute ischemic stroke involving left internal capsule. After starting antituberculosis treatment and corticosteroids, he had a complete recovery