A case of moyamoya disease in a patient with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis
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Date
2019-09
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Medip Academy
Abstract
Moyamoya cerebral angiopathy is characterized by progressive stenosis or occlusion of the internal carotid artery or its branches with subsequent development of basilar collaterals. It is commonly seen in Asian population. Authors present a case report of a 12 year-old boy with Multidrug resistant tuberculosis with Moyamoya disease. Moyamoya disease rarely coexists with tuberculosis. However, we can infer that tuberculosis may coexist in a patient in a patient of Moyamoya disease.
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Angiography, Moyamoya disease, Tuberculosis, Vasculitis
Citation
Tilak Kedar M., Haribhakta Sandhya V.. A case of moyamoya disease in a patient with multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. International Journal of Contemporary Pediatrics. 2019 Sep; 6(5): 2215-2218