INDONESIAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY AND MEDICAL LABORATORY, 2018 Tuberculosis meningitis is one of the clinical manifestations of extra-pulmonary TB, which is localized in the central nervous system(CNS). The mortality of these patients is usually caused by the delays in diagnosis and treatment; hence up to this day tuberculosismeningitis remains a health problem.
Silvia Rachmayati +3 more
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Standardized Methods for Enhanced Quality and Comparability of Tuberculous Meningitis Studies [PDF]
, 2016 Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) remains a major cause of death and disability in tuberculosis-endemic areas, especially in young children and immunocompromised adults.
Aarnoutse, Robert +18 more
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Intra-abdominal lymphatic tuberculosis as a rare case of small intestine volvulus
SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2019 Tuberculosis used to be uncommon in the developed countries but seems to be still on rampant in developing countries. However, there seems to be an increasing occurrence in the developed countries too mainly due to low living conditions, increased ...
Filitsa Konstantara +8 more
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First insights into the phylogenetic diversity of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Nepal [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem in Nepal. Strain variation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis may influence the outcome of TB infection and disease. To date, the phylogenetic diversity of M.
A Sandgren +67 more
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Impact of Bacille Calmette-Guerin Vaccination on Neuroradiological Manifestations of Pediatric Tuberculous Meningitis [PDF]
, 2010 The authors conducted this study to identify whether bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) vaccination leads to an altered spectrum of neuroimaging findings outcome in pediatric Patients with tuberculous meningitis. This retrospective study was conducted through
Ather M. Taqui +15 more
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Intradural Spinal Tuberculosis in the Absence of Vertebral or Meningeal Tuberculosis: A Case Report
Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery, 2006 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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Zdorovʹe RebenkaAdolescents are particularly susceptible to tuberculosis, especially severe manifestations such as disseminated tuberculosis with central nervous system involvement.
Azizah Hamida, Retno Asih Setyoningrum
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A case report: Diagnosis and treatment of idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis
Ibrain, Volume 11, Issue 1, Page 112-116, Spring 2025.We reported a case of idiopathic hypertrophic dura meningitis diagnosed in our hospital. The patient repeatedly suffered from headaches, followed by blurred vision in the right eye. During this period, multiple sclerosis was considered for diagnosis, and it improved after hormone treatment.
Zhong Luo +7 more
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The influence of host and bacterial genotype on the development of disseminated disease with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. [PDF]
PLoS Pathogens, 2008 The factors that govern the development of tuberculosis disease are incompletely understood. We hypothesized that some strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.
Maxine Caws +27 more
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Neurosarcoidose: orientações para o neurologista geral [PDF]
, 2012 Neurosarcoidosis (NS) more commonly occurs in the setting of systemic disease. The diagnosis is based on a clinical history suggestive of NS, presence of noncaseating granulomas, and supportive evidence of sarcoid pathology, laboratory, and imaging ...
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