Miliary Brain Tuberculomas and Meningitis: Tuberculosis Beyond the Lungs

Tuberculosis remains one of the most common infectious diseases. Miliary presentation is a rare and possibly lethal form, resulting from massive lymphohaematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacilli. The authors describe the case of a 47-year-old immunocompetent woman, diagnosed wi...

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Main Authors: Gisela Vasconcelos, Ligia Santos, Catarina Couto, Margarida Cruz, Alice Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SMC MEDIA SRL 2020-09-01
Series:European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.ejcrim.com/index.php/EJCRIM/article/view/1931