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- Title
Mononeuropathy multiplex and chylothorax as earlier manifestations of pulmonary tuberculosis.
- Authors
Chen, H.-A.; Cheng, N.-C.; Lin, K.-P.; Liao, H.-T.; Chen, C.-H.; Huang, D.-F.
- Abstract
Chen H-A, Cheng N-C, Lin K-P, Liao H-T, Chen C-H, Huang D-F (Veterans General Hospital-Taipei; and National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan). Mononeuropathy multiplex and chylothorax as earlier manifestations of pulmonary tuberculosis (Case report).J Intern Med2005;257: 561–563.Mononeuropathy multiplex (MNM) and chylothorax are rare clinical disorders. The concurrence of these two disorders withMycobacterium tuberculosisinfection has not been reported. We herein report a patient who was initially diagnosed with fever of unknown origin and MNM, and then developed chylothorax. Pulmonary tuberculosis was proved 1 month after chylothorax appeared. With low-dose prednisolone 15 mg day−1 and anti-tuberculosis drugs, all these disorders completely resolved 1 year later.
- Subjects
TAIWAN; CHYLOTHORAX; PLEURAL effusions; EXUDATES &; transudates; PLEURA diseases; TUBERCULOSIS; COMMUNICABLE diseases; LUNG diseases
- Publication
Journal of Internal Medicine, 2005, Vol 257, Issue 6, p561
- ISSN
0954-6820
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-2796.2005.01495.x