Clinical and radiological characteristics of parenchymal and meningeal spinal tuberculosis [PDF]
Background Spinal tuberculosis is a rare condition that can result in significant neurological impairments. It is typically classified into two main types based on the anatomical involvement: parenchymal and meningeal.
Qiu-Lan Shan+7 more
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Phenotype of Peripheral NK Cells in Latent, Active, and Meningeal Tuberculosis. [PDF]
The mechanisms underlying the immunopathology of tuberculous meningitis (TBM), the most severe clinical form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (TB), are not understood.
Choreño-Parra JA+18 more
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Evaluation of Ceftriaxone Plus Avibactam in an Intracellular Hollow Fiber Model of Tuberculosis: Implications for the Treatment of Disseminated and Meningeal Tuberculosis in Children. [PDF]
Background: Ceftazidime-avibactam is an effective agent for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) but requires frequent administration because of a short half-life. Due to a longer half-life, ceftriaxone could allow intermittent dosing.
Srivastava S+8 more
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Vertebral tuberculosis as a paradoxical reaction to the treatment of pulmonary and meningeal tuberculosis in an immunocompetent patient: A case report. [PDF]
Introduction: Paradoxical reaction in tuberculosis (TB) is defined as the reappearance of general symptoms, aggravation of pre-existing diseases, or appearance of new lesions despite adequate anti-TB therapy.
Volpe-Chaves CE+10 more
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Neuro-meningeal tuberculosis: A pediatric case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Pediatric neuro-meningeal tuberculosis leads to high rates of mortality and morbidity. Prompt diagnosis and initiation of treatment are challenging; imaging findings play a key role in establishing the presumptive diagnosis.
Chaimae Lahlou, MD+6 more
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Intradural Spinal Tuberculosis in the Absence of Vertebral or Meningeal Tuberculosis: A Case Report
We present a patient with spinal intradural tuberculosis in the absence of both vertebral and meningeal tuberculosis. Diagnosis was made based on intra-operative findings and was confirmed by histopathology.
CK Sree Harsha, AP Shetty, S Rajasekaran
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Pulmonary and meningeal tuberculosis patterns in children at King Abdul-Aziz university hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia: A retrospective study [PDF]
Background: Paediatric Tuberculosis (TB) is a significant health problem worldwide, with the World Health Organization (WHO) reporting almost 550,000 children infected with TB yearly.
Fida Nadia M+4 more
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Epidemio-clinical aspects and neuro-meningeal tuberculosis prognosis in Batna [PDF]
Neuromeningeal tuberculosis is rare, affecting around 1-2% of all tuberculosis cases and 5% of extra pulmonary tuberculosis cases. Our aim is to describe the epidemio-clinical, prognostic and evolutionary aspects of neuromeningeal tuberculosis. Materials
Nora Righi+4 more
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Paradoxical reaction to the treatment of tuberculosis uncovering previously silent meningeal disease [PDF]
The development of paradoxical clinical worsening following initiation of tuberculosis treatment may complicate the clinical course of both HIV-infected and uninfected patients.
Walter A. Eyer-Silva+3 more
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Cerebro-Meningeal Tuberculosis in HIV-Negative Adults [PDF]
Background: Tuberculosis remains a public health problem worldwide. Neurological localization is the most severe manifestation of extra-pulmonary tuberculosis characterized by a high mortality rate and a high rate of sequelae among survivors; its ...
Wahiba Guenifi+7 more
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