Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Following Pulmonary Tuberculosis
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Case report
VOLUME: 6 ISSUE: 3
P: 161 - 163
December 2005

Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Following Pulmonary Tuberculosis

1. Department of Chest Diseases, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
2. Department of Neurology, Ege University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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Accepted Date: 12.10.2021
Online Date: 12.10.2021
Publish Date: 12.10.2021
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Abstract

Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) which developed following pulmonary tuberculosis in a 50-year-old male patient is described. Tuberculosis needs to be considered among the infecti- ons leading to ADEM in countries where tuberculosis is frequent. Physicians must be aware of this specific clinical condition in path ents with recently diagnosed tuberculosis, experiencing neurological disorder simultaneously.

Keywords:
encephalomyelitis, tuberculosis, demyelinization, treatment