Diagnostic delay in ankle and foot tuberculosis resulting in tuberculoma and tuberculous meningitis in a middle-aged female: A case report
Rattachement africain : Tanzanie. Niveau de preuve : code pays fourni par la source.
Le résumé fourni par la source
A middle-aged woman presents with chronic foot arthritis which progressed to a non-healing ulcer, which was unresponsive to conventional antibiotics and debridement. She then developed cerebral manifestations and was empirically treated with antitubercular medications which led to healing of the ulcer. Unfortunately, delays in initiating treatment resulted in development of other extrapulmonary tuberculosis complications such as cerebral tuberculoma with tuberculous meningitis. She was subsequently diagnosed with neurocysticercosis which continued to worsen during her hospital stay. She eventually succumbed to her illness due to the complications and a possible nosocomial infection. This case highlights the challenges with diagnosis of uncommon presentations of common diseases in an endemic area, leading to diagnostic delays and development of serious complications.
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DOI retrouvé dans Crossref DOI retrouvé ; titre concordant.
- Titre Crossref
- Diagnostic delay in ankle and foot tuberculosis resulting in tuberculoma and tuberculous meningitis in a middle-aged female: A case report
- Date Crossref
- 01/01/2024
- Éditeur
- SAGE Publications
- Type
- journal-article
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Où se fait cette recherche
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Muhimbili National Hospital Department of Internal Medicine Dar es Salaam, Tanzanie (code pays fourni par la source)Établissement de santé
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Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences Department of Internal Medicine Dar es Salaam, Tanzanie (code pays fourni par la source)Université ou école supérieure
Department of Internal Medicine — Muhimbili National Hospital (Dar es Salaam, Tanzanie) et Department of Internal Medicine — Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences (Dar es Salaam, Tanzanie). Pays d’affiliation : Tanzanie.
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