Devic's neuromyelitis optica associated with active pulmonary tuberculosis, Tunisia

Devic's neuromyelitis optica associated with active pulmonary tuberculosis, Tunisia

Devic's Optic neuromyelitis (OND) is a very rare disease defined as a central nervous system (CNS) inflammation resulting in optic neuritis and/or myelitis. The discovery of a highly specific serum autoantibody biomarker for the diagnosis has triggered a great interest in conducting further res...

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Main Authors: S. Zayet, A. Zaghdoudi, H. Harrabi, A. Goubantini, H. Tiouiri Benaissa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-01-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
Subjects:
Neuromyelitis Optica
Devic's Syndrome
demyelination
tuberculosis
Tunisia
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297520301803
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spelling doaj-6ce349ad44f24e16a6a73e8eeac4847d2021-01-22T04:49:43ZengElsevierNew Microbes and New Infections2052-29752021-01-0139100828Devic's neuromyelitis optica associated with active pulmonary tuberculosis, TunisiaS. Zayet0A. Zaghdoudi1H. Harrabi2A. Goubantini3H. Tiouiri Benaissa4Infectious Diseases Department, Hopital La Rabta, Tunis, Tunisia; Corresponding author: S. Zayet, Infectious Diseases Department, Hopital La Rabta, Tunis, Tunisia.Infectious Diseases Department, Hopital La Rabta, Tunis, TunisiaInfectious Diseases Department, Hopital La Rabta, Tunis, Tunisia; University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, TunisiaInfectious Diseases Department, Hopital La Rabta, Tunis, Tunisia; University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, TunisiaInfectious Diseases Department, Hopital La Rabta, Tunis, Tunisia; University of Tunis El Manar, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, TunisiaDevic's Optic neuromyelitis (OND) is a very rare disease defined as a central nervous system (CNS) inflammation resulting in optic neuritis and/or myelitis. The discovery of a highly specific serum autoantibody biomarker for the diagnosis has triggered a great interest in conducting further research into this disease. The association of OND with Tuberculosis (TB) is even rarer and could be an entirely random conjunction. To our knowledge, we reported the first case of Neuromyelitis Optica associated with pulmonary TB in Tunisia.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297520301803Neuromyelitis OpticaDevic's SyndromedemyelinationtuberculosisTunisia
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author S. Zayet
A. Zaghdoudi
H. Harrabi
A. Goubantini
H. Tiouiri Benaissa
spellingShingle S. Zayet
A. Zaghdoudi
H. Harrabi
A. Goubantini
H. Tiouiri Benaissa
Devic's neuromyelitis optica associated with active pulmonary tuberculosis, Tunisia
New Microbes and New Infections
Neuromyelitis Optica
Devic's Syndrome
demyelination
tuberculosis
Tunisia
author_facet S. Zayet
A. Zaghdoudi
H. Harrabi
A. Goubantini
H. Tiouiri Benaissa
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title Devic's neuromyelitis optica associated with active pulmonary tuberculosis, Tunisia
title_short Devic's neuromyelitis optica associated with active pulmonary tuberculosis, Tunisia
title_full Devic's neuromyelitis optica associated with active pulmonary tuberculosis, Tunisia
title_fullStr Devic's neuromyelitis optica associated with active pulmonary tuberculosis, Tunisia
title_full_unstemmed Devic's neuromyelitis optica associated with active pulmonary tuberculosis, Tunisia
title_sort devic's neuromyelitis optica associated with active pulmonary tuberculosis, tunisia
publisher Elsevier
series New Microbes and New Infections
issn 2052-2975
publishDate 2021-01-01
description Devic's Optic neuromyelitis (OND) is a very rare disease defined as a central nervous system (CNS) inflammation resulting in optic neuritis and/or myelitis. The discovery of a highly specific serum autoantibody biomarker for the diagnosis has triggered a great interest in conducting further research into this disease. The association of OND with Tuberculosis (TB) is even rarer and could be an entirely random conjunction. To our knowledge, we reported the first case of Neuromyelitis Optica associated with pulmonary TB in Tunisia.
topic Neuromyelitis Optica
Devic's Syndrome
demyelination
tuberculosis
Tunisia
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297520301803
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