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ArticleClinical case reports2026

A Rare Clinical Manifestation of Disseminated Tuberculosis: Case Report of Tuberculous Meningitis With Flaccid Paralysis.

Aisha Haleem, Saad Ashraf, Areeba Ahsan, Maria Qadri, Iqra Shahid, Biruk Demisse Ayalew

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6 authors.

Aisha HaleemDepartment of Pediatrics. Ruth K. M. Pfau, Civil Hospital Karachi (CHK) Dow University of Health Science Karachi Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-0441-8112
Saad AshrafDepartment of Medicine Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2125-7043
Areeba AhsanDepartment of Medicine Dow University of Health Sciences Karachi Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2390-7775
Maria QadriDepartment of Medicine Jinnah Sindh Medical University Karachi Pakistan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8218-481X
Iqra ShahidDepartment of Medicine King Edward Medical University Lahore Pakistan.
Biruk Demisse AyalewSt. Paul's Hospital Millennium Medical College Addis Ababa Ethiopia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-8285-6233

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This case highlights a rare presentation of disseminated tuberculosis in a child, manifesting as tuberculous meningitis and flaccid paralysis due to spinal tuberculosis. Timely initiation of antitubercular therapy, corticosteroids, and ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement led to full recovery, emphasizing tuberculosis consideration in atypical neurological presentations in unvaccinated children with exposure.

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acute flaccid paralysisGeneXpertpediatricPott's diseasespinal tuberculosistuberculous meningitis

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PMCPMC12808810

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