Latent Extrapulmonary Tuberculosis Infection in a Recovered COVID-19 Patient: A Case Report (4846)
Karina Burda, MW Athar, Amandeep Dolla
Neurology · 2021-04
Abstract
COVID-19 infection can inhibit immunologic function and increase susceptibility to reactivation of latent tuberculosis (TB), which may present diagnostic challenges. We present a case of latent extrapulmonary TB activation in a patient with recent COVID-19 infection, which required an extensive evaluation prior to ultimate diagnosis.
MeSH terms
- Medicine
- Cerebrospinal fluid
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pathology
- Tuberculosis
- Lymph node biopsy
- Brain biopsy
- Lytic cycle
- Latent tuberculosis
- Lumbar puncture
- Encephalopathy
- Biopsy