Paralysis Developing as a Paradoxical Response During Treatment for Tuberculous Spondylitis
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Paralysis Developing as a Paradoxical Response During the Treatment for Tuberculous Spondylitis: A Case Report
It can be difficult for clinicians to distinguish a paradoxical response to antituberculous therapy, worsening of an existing lesion despite adequate treatment, treatment failure, and drug resistance. We report a case of a 69-year-old woman who experienced bilateral lower extremity paralysis secondary to a paradoxical response. She had been suffering for 1 month from low back pain, due to tuber...
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We read with great interest the published article by Park et al. [1] entitled “Paralysis Developing as a Paradoxical Response During the Treatment for Tuberculous Spondylitis: A Case Report”. The authors report the case of a 69-year-old woman who experienced bilateral lower extremity paralysis secondary to a paradoxical response. We think several more points should be discussed concerning thera...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2234-0645,2234-0653
DOI: 10.5535/arm.2015.39.2.327