TB Research

Sudden Vision Loss: More than Just an Ophthalmic Diagnosis! A Case Report

Padghan Bhakti, Pol Shashikant Anil, Kulkarni Shreeya, Patel Rushika

Research and Reviews of Infectious Diseases · 2022-04

Abstract

Tuberculosis meningitis is an uncommon presentation and can vary from changes in behavior to neurological symptoms, including photophobia, headache, neck stiffness, limb weakness. It is relatively more common in patients who are immunocompromised, HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) patients, and patients from high risk such as TB One-third of the world's population is infected with latent Tb, and these individuals carry only a 10% risk of developing the active disease in their lifetime TB is a leading cause of death in HIV patients with resulting mortality of about 15% to 40% or 1-2 in 5 cases

MeSH terms

  • Medicine
  • Tuberculous meningitis
  • Glasgow Coma Scale
  • Sputum
  • Tuberculosis
  • Emergency department
  • Stroke (engine)
  • Pediatrics
  • Spinal tap
  • Sputum culture
  • Intensive care unit
  • Meningitis
  • Surgery
  • Internal medicine
  • Cerebrospinal fluid