Tubercular meningitis presenting as Gangrene in all four limbs in an elderly patients: an empathetic relationship

Amit Beheti; Sunil Kumar; Ayan Husain; Parth Godhiwala; Nitin Raisinghani

doi:10.18231/j.agems.2019.003

Tubercular meningitis presenting as Gangrene in all four limbs in an elderly patients: an empathetic relationship

Authors : Amit Beheti, Amit Beheti, Sunil Kumar, Sunil Kumar, Ayan Husain, Ayan Husain, Parth Godhiwala, Parth Godhiwala, Nitin Raisinghani, Nitin Raisinghani

DOI : 10.18231/j.agems.2019.003

Volume : 6

Issue : 1

Year : 2019

Page No : 9-10

Gangrene is ischemic necrosis of limbs or its parts, without involvement of proximal arterial obstruction or vasculitis, often associated with disseminated intravascular coagulation and septic shock. This rare clinical syndrome are usually caused by infectious or non infectious causes, among them tuberculosis as a cause is rarely associated. We here report a case of 68 year old lady, who initially was diagnosed as tubercular meningitis and later developed peripheral gangrene in all four limbs.

Keywords: Tubercular meningitis, Gangrene, Limbs, Elderly.