Bilateral Foot-Drop Secondary to Axonal Neuropathy in a Tuberculosis Patient With Co-Infection of COVID-19 : A Case Report
Copyright © 2020, AlKhateeb et al..
Tuberculosis (TB) is a global pandemic and is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide as well as the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent. It can cause a wide array of complications including peripheral neuropathy. In addition to TB pandemic the recent pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has led to an increased interest in the co-infection of TB patients and COVID-19 and whether TB increases risk for COVID-19 and its role in causing severity of disease and vice-versa. This case report discusses about a young cachectic man who was found to have bilateral foot-drop under the setting of TB with co-infection of COVID-19 later confirmed to be axonal neuropathy on nerve conduction study. The report highlights the importance of differential diagnosis of TB in COVID-19 patients as well as the consideration of TB in a patient with peripheral neuropathy after nutritional causes have been ruled out.
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E-Artikel |
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2020 |
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2020 |
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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12 |
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Cureus - 12(2020), 11 vom: 28. Nov., Seite e11734 |
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Englisch |
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| Beteiligte Personen: |
AlKhateeb, Mohammad H [VerfasserIn] |
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Date Revised 11.01.2021 published: Electronic Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE |
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10.7759/cureus.11734 |
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