Misdiagnosis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Combined with Urinary Tuberculosis Leading to Tuberculous Meningitis: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Honglei MaXiaodong WangJunhong LiuLinping DuXiaodong WangYingliang WangPublished in: Infection and drug resistance (2023)
SLE is complicated by urological tuberculosis, surgery triggering hematogenous dissemination leading to tuberculous meningitis. At the same time, the lack of specificity in the clinical presentation of patients makes it easy to misdiagnose neuropsychiatric lupus and delay treatment, so timely and accurate diagnosis and effective anti-tuberculosis treatment are essential.
Keyphrases
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- disease activity
- end stage renal disease
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- hiv aids
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- peritoneal dialysis
- high resolution
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery bypass
- coronary artery disease
- hepatitis c virus
- replacement therapy
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- drug induced
- smoking cessation