Relapsing neuromyelitis optica temporally related to recurrent pulmonary tuberculosis

Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2014 May;18(5):632-3. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0911.

Authors

Naeem Brey¹, Franclo Henning²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Neurology, Tygerberg Hospital<break/>Faculty of Health Sciences <break/>Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa. [email protected].
² Division of Neurology, Tygerberg Hospital<break/>Faculty of Health Sciences <break/>Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.

PMID: 24903804
DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0911

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adrenal Cortex Hormones / therapeutic use
Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Neuromyelitis Optica / complications*
Neuromyelitis Optica / diagnosis
Neuromyelitis Optica / drug therapy
Neuromyelitis Optica / immunology
Recurrence
Spinal Cord / pathology
Thoracic Vertebrae
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / complications*
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / drug therapy
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / immunology

Substances

Adrenal Cortex Hormones
Antitubercular Agents