Mielitis transvera longitudinalmente extensa asociada a tuberculosis

Federico Elguera-Falcón

doi:10.36393/spmi.v36i3.770

Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis associated with tuberculosis

Federico Elguera-Falcón Departamento de Medicina, Hospital Arzobispo Loayza, Lima, Perú https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0067-9194

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36393/spmi.v36i3.770

Keywords: Transverse myelitis, Tuberculosis, Methylprednisolone

Abstract

A 22-year-old woman was admitted with cough, hemoptysis and decreased strength in the right hemibody that evolved to quadriplegia, bilateral Babinski’s sign and T4 sensory level. Imaging revealed lesions compatible with pulmonary tuberculosis; sputum smear was positive and MRI showed lesions compatible with longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis. She received methylprednisolone pulses and antituberculosis treatment, slowly improving.

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2023-08-14

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Elguera-Falcón, F. (2023). Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis associated with tuberculosis. Revista De La Sociedad Peruana De Medicina Interna, 36(3), e770. https://doi.org/10.36393/spmi.v36i3.770

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Vol 36 No 3 (2023)

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Case report

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