A paradoxical reaction during antituberculosis therapy for congenital tuberculosis

Tuberculosis paradoxical reaction.

T is endemic in this part of the world. We frequently encounter patients with both pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis regardless of whether they are infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or not. It is not uncommon for physicians to see clinical or radiological, or both, worsening of the disease while their patient is on anti-tuberculous treatment, the so-called paradoxical rea...

Title Risk Factors for Development of Paradoxical Response During Antituberculosis Therapy in HIV-Negative Patients

Congenital tuberculosis with possible placental transmission and paradoxical reaction to anti-tuberculosis treatment

Congenital tuberculosis (CTB) is a rare disease with a high mortality rate, requiring high index of suspicion to diagnose because of non-specific presentation. This report describes a case of 6 month male child with congenital tuberculosis with possible placental transmission. Infant had fever, fast breathing and cough since 20 days of life. Ultrasonography (USG) abdomen showed granulomatous le...

Paradoxical therapy in conversion reaction.

Paradoxical therapy consists of suggesting that the patient intentionally engages in the unwanted behaviour such as performing compulsive ritual or wanting a conversion attack. In this study, the subjects were selected by the emergency unit psychiatrist from patients who were admitted to the emergency unit with pseudoseizure. The diagnoses was based on DSM-IV criteria. Paradoxical intention was...

Spontaneous Splenic Rupture as a Paradoxical Reaction during Treatment for Splenic Tuberculosis

This report describes a rare case of a patient with splenic tuberculosis (TB) who developed spontaneous splenic rupture after 10 weeks of antituberculous chemotherapy. The patient responded well to the antituberculous regimen prior to the spontaneous splenic rupture. We considered a paradoxical reaction as a cause of the splenic rupture. The patient underwent splenectomy and continuously receiv...