Tubercular longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM): An enigma for primary care physicians

Tubercular longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM): An enigma for primary care physicians

Albeit, all forms of tuberculosis (TB) are endemic in India, spinal intramedullary TB and tubercular longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) is deemed extremely rare. With recent advances in the field of neurology, autoimmune astrocytopathy (neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders, NMOSD...

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Main Authors: Kumar Abhishek Anand, Kalyan Kumar Bhowmik, Amit Sarkar, Ritwik Ghosh, Arpan Mandal, Bikash Swaika, Biman Kanti Ray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care
Subjects:
longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis
myelopathy
tuberculosis
Online Access:http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2021;volume=10;issue=2;spage=1057;epage=1060;aulast=Anand

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