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Reacción paradojal al tratamiento antituberculoso en un paciente inmunocompetente: a propósito de un caso

2013; SciELO; Volume: 30; Issue: 6 Linguagem: Inglês

10.4067/s0716-10182013000600018

0717-6341

Silvina Ruvinsky, Hernán Rowenstein, Moira Taicz, Ana Paolillo, H Arroyo, Carlos Rugilo, Ramiro del Rio, Lidia Casimir, Rosa Bologna,

Hematological disorders and diagnostics

Tuberculosis is an important public health problem. It is estimated that around 5-10% of patients with tuberculosis present with central nervous system involvement; meningitis and tuberculoma being two of the most frequent manifestations. The paradoxical reaction in patients undergoing antituberculosis treatment is infrequent, nevertheless it is an important consideration in patients, who after an appropriate initial response to specific treatment, present with worsening clinical and radiological signs or the appearance of new lesions.