Mononeuropathy multiplex and chylothorax as earlier manifestations of pulmonary tuberculosis

H. A. Chen; N. C. Cheng; K. P. Lin; H. T. Liao; C. H. Chen; De Feng Huang

doi:10.1111/j.1365-2796.2005.01495.x

Mononeuropathy multiplex and chylothorax as earlier manifestations of pulmonary tuberculosis

H. A. Chen, N. C. Cheng, K. P. Lin, H. T. Liao, C. H. Chen, De Feng Huang

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Mononeuropathy multiplex (MNM) and chylothorax are rare clinical disorders. The concurrence of these two disorders with Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection 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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	561-563
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of Internal Medicine
Volume	257
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2796.2005.01495.x
Publication status	Published - Jun 2005
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Chylothorax
Mononeuropathy multiplex
Tuberculosis

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