Vertebral tuberculosis as a paradoxical reaction to the treatment of pulmonary and meningeal tuberculosis in an immunocompetent patient: A case report.
Cláudia Elizabeth Volpe ChavesMara Luci Gonçalves Galiz LacerdaSuse Barbosa CastilhoSimone Sousa Oliveira FonsecaBruna Abdul Ahad SaadCaroline FranciscatoTiago Kojun TibanaThiago Franchi NunesJames VenturiniSandra Maria do Valle Leone de OliveiraAnamaria Mello Miranda PaniagoPublished in: Medicine (2020)
Paradoxical reaction may be a difficult diagnosis in immunocompetent patient. Vertebral TB as a paradoxical reaction is an uncommon presentation. Therapeutic failure or resistance to treatment should be ruled out to confirm the diagnosis of paradoxical reaction.