Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

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A Case Report of Tuberculous Brain Abscess and Tuberculous Peritonitis Developing Due to Paradoxical Reactions

역설적 반응에 의하여 동시에 결핵성 뇌농양 및 결핵성 복막염이 발생한 증례 1예

  • Ahn, Tae Hong (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Red Cross Hospital) ;
  • Park, Min Bum (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Red Cross Hospital) ;
  • Lee, Key Jo (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Red Cross Hospital) ;
  • Jung, Eun Ho (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Red Cross Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Jin Woo (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Red Cross Hospital) ;
  • Suh, Sang Yeol (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Red Cross Hospital) ;
  • Kang, Seok Woo (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Red Cross Hospital) ;
  • Kim, Eun Na (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Red Cross Hospital) ;
  • Han, Yoon Ju (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Red Cross Hospital) ;
  • Cho, Sam Kwon (Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul Red Cross Hospital)
  • Received : 2009.05.12
  • Accepted : 2009.06.17
  • Published : 2009.06.30
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Abstract

While receiving appropriate treatment, patients with tuberculosis occasionally have unusual, paradoxical reactions, with transient worsening of lesions or the development of new lesions. This report is a case of tuberculosis brain abscess and tuberculosis peritonitis with intra-abdominal abscess that developed during appropriate anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy. A 45-year-old male patient had been diagnosed as with all-drug susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis with pleurisy. Subsequently, the patient underwent standard treatment with anti-tuberculosis therapy; the pulmonary lesions improved. Three months after initial treatment, the patient developed brain abscesses and peritonitis. With the addition of corticosteroid treatment, the patient's neurologic symptoms were relieved. Exploratory laparotomy with surgical drainage was performed and a diagnosis of tuberculosis peritonitis was confirmed on biopsy. Anti-tuberculosis therapy was continued for 19 months, the patient improved eventually without further complications, although the therapeutic regimen had not been altered. In this case, the paradoxical response to treatment may have been involved in the pathogenesis of disease.

역설적 반응은 감수성 있는 항결핵제를 복용중인 결핵 환자에서 치료시작 당시의 병변이 악화되거나 새로운 병변이 생기는 현상이고 이는 치료실패와 감별을 요한다. 일반적으로 역설적 반응은 기존 항결핵 치료로 좋은 결과를 보이므로, 이러한 임상 경과를 잘 이해함으로써 불필요한 검사나 치료약제 변경 등을 하지 않고 적절히 치료할 수 있게 될 것이다. 저자들은 적절한 항결핵제 치료 중에도 역설적 반응으로 결핵성 뇌농양, 결핵성 복막염이 연속적으로 병발한 환자 1예를 경험하였기에 문헌고찰과 함께 보고하는 바이다.

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