Treatment of Multi-drug Resistant Tuberculosis Causing Tubulopathy - Gitelman-like Syndrome
Ravi C, Dabadghao P
Indian pediatrics · 2019-11
Abstract
Treatment of multi-drug resistant (MDR) tuberculosis (TB) includes aminoglycosides and ethionamide. A 16-year-old girl presented with sudden onset of paralysis, dyselectrolytemia mimicking Gitelman syndrome, and ethionamide-induced hypothyroidism. Monitoring electrolytes during MDR-TB treatment is recommended to prevent life-threatening complications.
MeSH terms
- Kidney Tubules, Distal
- Humans
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant
- Paralysis
- Water-Electrolyte Imbalance
- Ethionamide
- Aminoglycosides
- Antitubercular Agents
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Treatment Outcome
- Adolescent
- Female
- Gitelman Syndrome