Delayed diagnosis of disseminated tuberculosis in pregnancy: a case report

ABSTRACT

Miliary tuberculosis (TB) is a lethal form of TB, if left untreated. Miliary TB accounts for <2% of all cases of TB in immunocompetentindividuals. Intracranial tuberculoma is a rare manifestation ofMycobacterium tuberculosis(MTB), seen in only 1% of TB patients. It can occur as single or multiple lesions, most commonly located in the frontal and parietal lobes. Clinical features mimicthat of any space-occupying lesion in the brain.In pregnant women, diagnosis of TBmay be delayed by the non-specific nature of early symptoms and because they are often attributed to pregnancy.Here we report one such case where the diagnosis of TBwas delayed due to the non-specific nature of her symptoms in ante-natal period.