An Uncommon Presentation of a Common Etiology : Tubercular Cerebral Abscess in Pulmonary TB

Authors
Category Primary study
JournalJ Indian Med Assoc
Year 2022
A patient, recently diagnosed with Pulmonary Tuberculosis and on ATT for the last 1 month, was initially admitted in a primary care setup with severe headache and altered consciousness for 5 days and then referred to our institute for further management. Extensive investigations and imaging led to the conclusion that the patient had a massive Tubercular Brain Abscess (TBA) in the background of Pulmonary TB
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First added on: Nov 28, 2024