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Case Report • Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop. 51 (06) • Nov-Dec 2018 • https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0455-2017   copy

Diabetes insipidus secondary to tuberculous meningoencephalitis with hypothalamic involvement extending to the hypophysis: a case report

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Abstract

The involvement of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the central nervous system (CNS) is an uncommon and devastating manifestation of tuberculosis. We report a case of disseminated tuberculosis presenting as meningoencephalitis, hypothalamic involvement with extension to the hypophysis, and secondary insipidus diabetes diagnosed at autopsy.

Keywords:
Tuberculosis; Meningoencephalitis; Hypothalamus; Hypophysitis; Insipidus diabetes

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