DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.7754 ISSN: 2050-0904
Disseminated tuberculosis in an immunocompetent woman from the Himalayan region of Nepal: A case report
Ram Chandra Subedi, Subi Acharya, Ayush Adhikari, Sabin Banmala, Tibbin Kumar Shiwakoti, Pearlbiga Karki, Shekhar Gurung, Bhuwan Bhatta, Naresh Kharbuja, Raju Paudel- General Medicine
Key Clinical Message
Disseminated tuberculosis (TB) resulting from lymphohematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis during primary infection or reactivation of latent disease is rare among young immunocompetent patients. Central nervous system TB (CNS TB) is one of the most challenging clinical diagnoses with high fatality. Here, we describe a young immunocompetent female with no known comorbidities initially presented with military pulmonary TB and later developed CNS TB. This presentation of disseminated TB in immunocompetent patient warrant early diagnosis and treatment.