Vol. 61 No. 4 (2020), Case Reports

Vol. 61 No. 4 (2020)

Tuberculosis of the Central Nervous System in an Elderly Patient: Case Report

Case Reports

Published 2020-08-30

Carlos José Ariza Galindo⁺⁻
Alejandra Palacio Sanguino⁺⁻
Ronald Camilo Gómez Arteaga⁺⁻

Carlos José Ariza Galindo

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Facultad de Medicina

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2502-0337

Alejandra Palacio Sanguino

Hospital Universitario San Ignacio

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6826-7228

Ronald Camilo Gómez Arteaga

Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Facultad de Medicina

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1652-5042

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Tuberculosis, aged, meningitis.

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Tuberculosis of the Central Nervous System in an Elderly Patient: Case Report. (2020). Universitas Medica, 61(4). https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.umed61-4.tsnc

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ABSTRACT: Tuberculosis (TB) is a pathology prevalent at a global level in our society, the elderly population being one of the most susceptible to develop it given the presence of special conditions such as: immunosenescence, pluripatology, polypharmacy, malnutrition, among others. In elderly people, the commitment of the central nervous system as an extrapulmonary manifestation of TB infection represents a diagnostic challenge due to its atypical manifestations, which implies the need for early diagnosis and early treatment in order to avoid major and irreversible neurological damage.

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