Clinical and radiological characteristics of parenchymal and meningeal spinal tuberculosis [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesBackground 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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Neuro-meningeal tuberculosis: A pediatric case report and review of the literature [PDF]
Radiology Case ReportsPediatric 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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Extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Morocco: A systematic review of observational studies [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina TropicalBackground: Tuberculosis remains a major global health concern and a leading cause of mortality. In Morocco, various forms of extrapulmonary tuberculosis are prevalent.
Mohamed Dellal +5 more
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Analysis of risk factors for acute cerebral infarction in patients with intracranial tuberculosis [PDF]
Frontiers in NeurologyObjectiveAcute cerebral infarction is a common complication of intracranial tuberculosis (TB), causing irreversible damage to brain tissue and significantly affecting patient prognosis.
Xiao-Shan Huang +4 more
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Follicle on the Roof: Tertiary Lymphoid Structures in Central Nervous System Autoimmunity. [PDF]
Immunol RevABSTRACT Leptomeningeal tertiary lymphoid structures (TLS) have emerged as a relatively common pathological feature of autoimmune disease, including multiple sclerosis (MS) and particularly in people with progressive and nonremitting MS. These ectopic lymphoid aggregates, observed in the leptomeninges adjacent to so‐called “Type 3” sub‐pial cortical ...
Zuo M, Wang AA, Gommerman JL.
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Clinicoepidemiological Profile and Prognostic Factors in Neurotuberculosis in Children [PDF]
Annals of Child Neurology, 2023 Purpose This study aimed to determine the clinicoepidemiological profile and prognostic factors in children with neurotuberculosis. Methods An observational study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital on 50 children diagnosed with neurotuberculosis ...
Vikas Sharma +3 more
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Ocular tuberculosis in a calf.
BMC Veterinary Research, 2021 Background Bovine tuberculosis is a chronic inflammatory disease that causes granuloma formation mainly in retropharyngeal, tracheobronchial, mediastinal lymph nodes and lungs of bovines. The presence of these lesions in other tissues such as the eyeball
Jacobo Carrisoza-Urbina +3 more
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Diagnostic and therapeutic approach to chronic meningitis in Brazil: a narrative review
Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, 2022 Background Chronic meningitis (CM) is characterized by neurological symptoms associated with the evidence of cerebrospinal fluid pleocytosis lasting > 4 weeks. Studies on the management of CM in Brazil are scarce.
Guilherme Diogo Silva +4 more
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Effectiveness of the treatment of generalized tuberculosis in HIV-infected patients
Infusion & Chemotherapy, 2019 . The treatment of tuberculosis in HIV-infected persons is a complex task and often requires intensive therapy with intravenous administration of antituberculosis drugs, especially in generalized forms, malabsorption, presence of enteropathy, hepatitis B
O. D. Nikolaeva
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Morbidity Trends and Risk of Tuberculosis: Mexico 2007–2017
Canadian Respiratory Journal, 2019 Background. To know the current status of the epidemiological and geographic distribution of tuberculosis and its complication meningeal tuberculosis in Mexico, this work analyzes national surveillance data (ten years) issued by the General Directorate ...
Juan Manuel Bello-López +6 more
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