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| Year : 2016 | Volume
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Disseminated tuberculosis with varied paradoxical reactions
Amit Kumar Dey, Ira Shah
Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric TB Clinic, B. J. Wadia Hospital for Children, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
Amit Kumar Dey
Room No. 107, Main Boys Hostel, KEM Hospital Campus, Parel, Mumbai - 400 012, Maharashtra
India
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DOI: 10.4103/2249-4863.184657
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Paradoxical reactions are immune-mediated exacerbations of disease triggered by tuberculosis (TB) treatment. We describe a case of varied paradoxical reactions in a 9-year-old girl who was diagnosed with mediastinal TB and tuberculous ascites. The development of paradoxical reaction was gradual with pericardial effusion occurring first followed by pleural effusion and subsequently bilateral papilledema. |
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