Acute Confusion: An Unusual Presentation of Miliary Tuberculosis

Fri, 12/14/2007

Authors:

Salim Surani, Alim Nagji, Barbara Estement, Subham Manchada, Joseph Varon, Pilar Acosta

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Clinical presentation of miliary tuberculosis is highly variable. Patients that present with central nervous system disease such as meningitis or tuberculoma is seen in up to 20% of the cases. Meningeal involvement is usually seen in up to 54% of the cases of miliary tuberculosis, and in just a few minority of patients the AFB smears are positive.

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Published in Critical Care and Shock, November 2007, Volume 10, No. 4

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Acute Confusion: An Unusual Presentation of Miliary Tuberculosis

Published in Critical Care and Shock, November 2007, Volume 10, No. 4

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