Tuberculoma Induced Seizures
Seizures in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients can be caused by a wide variety of opportunistic infections, and, especially in developing countries, tuberculosis (TB) should be high on the differential. In India, TB is the most common opportunistic infection in HIV and it can have severa...
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| description | Seizures in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients can be caused by a wide variety of
opportunistic infections, and, especially in developing countries, tuberculosis (TB) should be high
on the differential. In India, TB is the most common opportunistic infection in HIV and it can have
several different central nervous system manifestations, including intracranial tuberculomas. In this
case, an HIV patient presenting with new-onset seizure and fever was diagnosed with tuberculous
meningitis and multiple intracranial tuberculomas. The patient received standard TB medications,
steroids, and anticonvulsants in the emergency department and was admitted for further care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7d701fac8f13455dae3a281d6f9b65d02022-12-21T19:11:26ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaWestern Journal of Emergency Medicine1936-900X1936-90182015-10-01165625628Tuberculoma Induced SeizuresR. James Salway0Shruti Sangani1Samira Parekh2Sanjay Bhatt3Keck School of Medicine of USC, Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles, CaliforniaBJ Civil Medical Center, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IndiaBJ Civil Medical Center, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IndiaKeck School of Medicine of USC, Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles, CaliforniaSeizures in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients can be caused by a wide variety of opportunistic infections, and, especially in developing countries, tuberculosis (TB) should be high on the differential. In India, TB is the most common opportunistic infection in HIV and it can have several different central nervous system manifestations, including intracranial tuberculomas. In this case, an HIV patient presenting with new-onset seizure and fever was diagnosed with tuberculous meningitis and multiple intracranial tuberculomas. The patient received standard TB medications, steroids, and anticonvulsants in the emergency department and was admitted for further care.http://escholarship.org/uc/item/1wk9r00fTuberculomaHIVtuberculosis meningitisIndia |
| spellingShingle | R. James Salway Shruti Sangani Samira Parekh Sanjay Bhatt Tuberculoma Induced Seizures Western Journal of Emergency Medicine Tuberculoma HIV tuberculosis meningitis India |
| title | Tuberculoma Induced Seizures |
| title_full | Tuberculoma Induced Seizures |
| title_fullStr | Tuberculoma Induced Seizures |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tuberculoma Induced Seizures |
| title_short | Tuberculoma Induced Seizures |
| title_sort | tuberculoma induced seizures |
| topic | Tuberculoma HIV tuberculosis meningitis India |
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