Miliary Tuberculosis with Concurrent Brain and Spinal Cord Involvement: A Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.2008.59.5.293
- Author:
Chang Keun SUNG
1
;
Hyoung Il NA
;
Hyeon YU
;
Jun Soo BYUN
;
Young Chul YOUN
;
Jae Seung SEO
;
Gi Hyeon KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Chung-Ang University Hospital, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University, Korea. radi94@daum.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tuberculosis, central nervous system;
Brain diseases;
Spinal cord diseases;
Magnetic resonance (MR);
Tuberculosis, miliary
- MeSH:
Amnesia;
Brain;
Brain Diseases;
Central Nervous System;
Follow-Up Studies;
Humans;
Spinal Cord;
Spinal Cord Diseases;
Spine;
Steroids;
Tuberculosis;
Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System;
Tuberculosis, Miliary
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2008;59(5):293-297
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Central nervous system involvement by tuberculosis is rare, and intramedullary involvement is even more rare. A patient that developed intermittent amnesia during anti-tuberculous therapy underwent brain CT and MRI and spine MRI. The latter showed multiple small enhancing nodules in the brain and spinal cord. The patient was treated with anti-tuberculous medication and steroids under the suspected diagnosis of miliary tuberculosis. Follow-up CT showed decreased nodule size and number. We report a case of miliary tuberculosis in the brain and spinal cord and present a review of the literature related to similar cases.
