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Pulmonary tuberculosis with neuromyelitis optica: an uncommon association of a common disease
Shaista A Siddiqi1, Mubashira Hashmi, Zeeshan Azmat
1Department of Neurology, Liaquat National Hospital, Institute for Postgraduate Medical Studies and Health Sciences, Karachi. ghaniasiddiqi@yahoo.com
Abstract:
Systemic tuberculosis has been reported with varying neurological manifestations like meningitis, tuberculomas, myositis and neuropathy. Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is a well known neurological entity which has been described in association with several systemic disorders like systemic lupus erythematosis, diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, exposure to insecticides etc. However, only a few cases of NMO have been reported in association with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Here, we report a case of pulmonary tuberculosis in association with NMO to highlight the under-reported association of NMO with pulmonary tuberculosis presenting in a peculiar anatomical fashion i.e. longitudinal myelitis with predominant posterior column involvement.
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