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Descriptive epidemiology of opportunistic infections among patients with advanced HIV disease in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
Background Although people living with HIV (PLHIV) increasingly have access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) worldwide, the recurrence of advanced HIV disease (AHD) remains a major concern, exposing them to an enhanced risk of opportunistic infections ...
Lucie Matsuela Bakana, Denis Mpika Mpika, Doudou Malekita Yobi, Pius Zakayi Kabututu, Patrick Tembeni Mwasomi, Pulcherie Ditondo, Marcel Mbula Mambimbi, Aimé Nkoso Mboyo, Tony Kalwangila Sequeira, Katrien Lagrou, Georges Lelo Mvumbi, Bive Bive Zono   +11 more
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Multifocal tuberculosis with cerebral, spinal, pulmonary and abdominal involvement in a 16-year-old girl: A radiological case report [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Multifocal tuberculosis involving the central nervous system and systemic organs is uncommon but well documented, particularly in endemic regions and in the setting of incomplete treatment.
Nadia Mouna, MD, Nawal Chyabri, MD, Siham Bhallil, MD, Mohamed Lemine Abdesselam, MD, Lamyae Maazouz, MD, Hamid Ziani, MD, Siham Nasri, MD, Imane Kamaoui, MD, Imane Skiker, MD   +8 more
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Clinical and radiological characteristics of parenchymal and meningeal spinal tuberculosis [PDF]

BMC Infectious Diseases
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, Le Zhang, Xu-Wen Fu, Min Qi, Jia-Lu Wei, Wei Gan, Xiang Li, Ling-Jun Shen   +7 more
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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, Krishnan Rajeshwari, Deepak Kumar, Garima Gupta   +3 more
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Meningeal tuberculoma mimicking a brain tumor

Radiology Case Reports, 2021
Meningeal tuberculoma is one of the most serious sites of tuberculosis. Its incidence varies depending on the geographical area, rare in Western countries and frequent in developing countries where it represents 5% to 10% of intracranial masses.
Akoli Eklou Baudouin Bravo-Tsri, MD, Issa Konaté, MD, Kouamé Paul Bonfils Kouassi, MD, Estelle Valérie Acko-Ohui, MD, Ange Roland Goulé-BI, MD, Dominique Isart, MD, Emile Kesse Tanoh, MD, Marius Koffi Vangah, MD, Florent Allou Kouadio, MD, B. L. Yao, MD   +9 more
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Miliary Tuberculosis with Meningitis [PDF]

Practical Neurology, 2002
A 25-year-old woman presented to the Centre for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with a 1 month history of headache, fever, and vomiting. On examination her Glasgow coma score was 14/15. Her neck was stiff, and she had a right lateral rectus palsy (Fig. 1).
Thwaites, G, Farrar, J
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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, Bruno Fukelmann Guedes, Ióri Rodrigues Junqueira, Hélio Rodrigues Gomes, José Ernesto Vidal   +4 more
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Analysis of influencing factors of dismal prognosis in severe tuberculous meningitis

Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2023
Objective To investigate the influencing factors related to long ⁃ term prognosis in patients with severe tuberculous meningitis (TBM). Methods One hundred sixty⁃three patients with severe TBM admitted to Tianjin Haihe Hospital from June 2012 to December
LIU Chen⁃chao, LIU Hui⁃quan, YUAN Xiao⁃yong, WANG Jian, CHEN Shen, WANG Yi⁃yi, LIU Xing⁃jun   +6 more
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Time trend and clinical pattern of extrapulmonary tuberculosis in Serbia, 1993-2007 [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2012
Background/Aim. Increased incidence of extrapulmonary tuberculosis (XPTB) is reported worldwide. Serbia is a country in socio-economic transition period with lowmiddle HIV prevalence and intermediate-to-low tuberculosis (TB) incidence rate, 100 ...
Pešut Dragica P., Bulajić Milica V., Lešić Aleksandar R.   +2 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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