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Longitudinal Extensive Transverse Myelitis Due to Tuberculosis: A Case Report Publisher Pubmed



Salari M1 ; Zaker Harofte B1 ; Etemadifar M2
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  1. 1. Department of Neurology, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Science, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Functional Neurosurgery, Medical School, Isfahan University of Medical Science, Isfahan, Iran

Source: Neuroradiology Journal Published:2023


Abstract

Neurotuberculosis is a potentially fatal disease that can present with upper or lower motor neuron symptoms. Longitudinally extensive transverse myelitis (LETM) is characterized by contiguous inflammatory lesions of the spinal cord extending to three or more vertebral segments. The causes of LETM include infections, neoplasm, and autoimmune diseases. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a rare cause of transverse myelitis. Here, we report a 21-year-old Afghan female who was referred with chronic progressive quadriparesis and showed LETM on cervical MRI. This report indicates that tuberculosis should be considered as a differential diagnosis of LETM, especially in endemic areas. © The Author(s) 2022.
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