Tuberculosis presenting with seizure and abdominal pain in a young female: A case report

In this case report, a 23-year-old female presented to the Emergency Department with complaints of abdominal pain, weight loss, progressive headaches, and an episode of seizure-like activity. Computerized tomography abdomen/pelvis revealed multilobulated ovarian masses and scattered peritoneal thick...

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Autores principales:	Sai Gudla, MD, Jennifer R Joyce, DO
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2022
Materias:	Tuberculosis Young female Tuberculoma Extrapulmonary Peritoneal tuberculosis Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine R895-920
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:183b9ae27316460d8f9d973d75ca55a62021-11-30T04:15:22ZTuberculosis presenting with seizure and abdominal pain in a young female: A case report1930-043310.1016/j.radcr.2021.10.041https://doaj.org/article/183b9ae27316460d8f9d973d75ca55a62022-02-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043321007603https://doaj.org/toc/1930-0433In this case report, a 23-year-old female presented to the Emergency Department with complaints of abdominal pain, weight loss, progressive headaches, and an episode of seizure-like activity. Computerized tomography abdomen/pelvis revealed multilobulated ovarian masses and scattered peritoneal thickening. A brain Magnetic resonance imaging was ordered and demonstrated a peripherally enhancing intracranial mass. The brain lesion was resected and pathology revealed necrotizing granulomatous inflammation. Cultures were positive for acid fast bacilli. The patient was diagnosed with tuberculosis and treated with multidrug therapy. Upon further questioning, the patient had recently traveled to a tuberculosis endemic region. This case highlights the importance of an in-depth history and physical exam as a means to a more complete differential diagnosis considering the age of the patient and the findings on imaging.Sai Gudla, MDJennifer R Joyce, DOElsevierarticleTuberculosisYoung femaleTuberculomaExtrapulmonaryPeritoneal tuberculosisMedical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicineR895-920ENRadiology Case Reports, Vol 17, Iss 2, Pp 350-354 (2022)
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topic	Tuberculosis Young female Tuberculoma Extrapulmonary Peritoneal tuberculosis Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine R895-920
spellingShingle	Tuberculosis Young female Tuberculoma Extrapulmonary Peritoneal tuberculosis Medical physics. Medical radiology. Nuclear medicine R895-920 Sai Gudla, MD Jennifer R Joyce, DO Tuberculosis presenting with seizure and abdominal pain in a young female: A case report
description	In this case report, a 23-year-old female presented to the Emergency Department with complaints of abdominal pain, weight loss, progressive headaches, and an episode of seizure-like activity. Computerized tomography abdomen/pelvis revealed multilobulated ovarian masses and scattered peritoneal thickening. A brain Magnetic resonance imaging was ordered and demonstrated a peripherally enhancing intracranial mass. The brain lesion was resected and pathology revealed necrotizing granulomatous inflammation. Cultures were positive for acid fast bacilli. The patient was diagnosed with tuberculosis and treated with multidrug therapy. Upon further questioning, the patient had recently traveled to a tuberculosis endemic region. This case highlights the importance of an in-depth history and physical exam as a means to a more complete differential diagnosis considering the age of the patient and the findings on imaging.
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title	Tuberculosis presenting with seizure and abdominal pain in a young female: A case report
title_short	Tuberculosis presenting with seizure and abdominal pain in a young female: A case report
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Tuberculosis presenting with seizure and abdominal pain in a young female: A case report

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