An Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis Case due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Authors : Hale Turan ÖZDEN

Pages : 28-31

Doi:10.5799/jmid.328766

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Publication Date : 2016-03-01

Article Type : Other Papers

Abstract :Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(ADEM); is an inflammatory and demyelinating disorder of the central nervous system that is characterized by multifocal involvement of the white matter. Our patient was a 27-year-old female patient who had given birth to a baby with caesarean in another hospital. After four days upon the parturition, she was admitted to our hospital’s general intensive care unit with a poor general status, confusion and a fever. She was diagnosed with ADEM according to the clinical, laboratory and radiological findings. In addition to her antibiotic treatment insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(meropenem); that had been given in the previous health care facility, corticosteroid therapy was also started. The patient passed away due to the ventilator-associated pneumonia infection on the 10th day of her admission. Mycobacterium tuberculosis proliferation was observed in the cerebrospinal fluid after her death. As it is reported in literature, tuberculosis is a rare cause of ADEM. In conclusion, it should be noted that M. tuberculosis can be a rare cause of ADEM in regions where the disease is endemic. J Microbiol Infect Dis 2016;6insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(1);: 28-31
Keywords : Acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, tuberculosis