Question 294 · LEK · Tuberculosis
What are the indications for corticosteroid treatment in tuberculosis?
1) adrenal insufficiency caused by adrenal tuberculosis;
2) caseous pneumonia;
3) acute pericarditis;
4) tuberculous meningoencephalitis with the signs of increased intracranial pressure;
5) tuberculous spondylitis.
The correct answer is:
2) caseous pneumonia;
3) acute pericarditis;
4) tuberculous meningoencephalitis with the signs of increased intracranial pressure;
5) tuberculous spondylitis.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,2.
- B. 2,3,5.
- C. 1,3,4.
- D. 2,4,5.
- E. 2,5.
Hint
In tuberculosis, steroids are used as hormone replacement or where the inflammatory reaction itself threatens life or organ function.
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