Case Report
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Implications of Organic Delusional Disorder due to Tuberculous Adrenalitis
Table 1
Blood biochemistry and imaging findings.
| Investigation | Period of evaluation from onset of PTB | Value |
| Chest X-ray | 0 month | L–mid zone fibrosis | Bronchoscopy and GeneXpert | 0 month | Positive for MTB | CT brain | 3rd month | Normal pressure hydrocephalus, dilated ventricles, and cerebral atrophy | MRI brain | 3rd month | Diffuse cerebral atrophy and ex vacuo dilatation of ventricles | Sodium | 3rd month | 118 meq/L | Fundoscopy | 3rd month | Choroid tubercles | Cortisol (7 am sample) | 4th month | 2.25 mcg/dL | Hemoglobin | Current admission | 8.3 gm/dL | TSH | Current admission | 58.60 mIU/L | RBS | Current admission | 176 mg/dL | HbA1c | Current admission | 12.6 |
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CT: computed tomography; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c; MRI: magnetic resonance imaging; MTB: mycobacterium tuberculosis; RBS: random blood sugar; PTB: pulmonary tuberculosis; TSH: thyroid-stimulating hormone.
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