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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, Guy Thwaites, Sarah Dunstan, Thomas R Hawn, Nguyen Thi Ngoc Lan, Nguyen Thuy Thuong Thuong, Kasia Stepniewska, Mai Nguyet Thu Huyen, Nguyen Duc Bang, Tran Huu Loc, Sebastien Gagneux, Dick van Soolingen, Kristin Kremer, Marianne van der Sande, Peter Small, Phan Thi Hoang Anh, Nguyen Tran Chinh, Hoang Thi Quy, Nguyen Thi Hong Duyen, Dau Quang Tho, Nguyen T Hieu, Estee Torok, Tran Tinh Hien, Nguyen Huy Dung, Nguyen Thi Quynh Nhu, Phan Minh Duy, Nguyen van Vinh Chau, Jeremy Farrar   +27 more
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A Case Report on Meningitis Complicated by Acute Ischemic Stroke and Failed Thrombolysis

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Ischemic stroke is one of the rare but grave complications of meningitis with poor outcomes and long‐term sequelae, and the role of thrombolysis with infection‐related stroke remains uncertain. This case report documents a 52‐year‐old man presented with fever, headache, vomiting, and altered sensorium, and on examination he had neck rigidity ...
Sonam Dema, Dechen Choden, Sonam Wangmo
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A Rare Presentation of Invasive Tuberculosis of the Central Nervous System in an Immunocompetent Patient in a Nonendemic Country

Case Reports in Neurological Medicine, 2018
We herein report a rare case of a 25-year-old immunocompetent male patient with disseminated tuberculosis of central nervous system (CNS), first presenting as multiple cerebral lesions with no meningeal involvement. Subsequent diagnostic workup disclosed
Rita Martins, Carlos Casimiro, Ana Valverde, Jose Campillo   +3 more
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Contezolid in the Treatment of Multidrug‐Resistant Tuberculous Meningitis: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Multidrug‐resistant tuberculous meningitis (MDR‐TBM) has a high mortality rate, and treatment options are limited. Linezolid is recommended for refractory cases but often causes intolerable adverse reactions such as peripheral neuropathy. Contezolid, a novel oxazolidinone, has shown better safety profiles in preclinical and early clinical ...
Na Wang, Xingyu Li, Qiaoyi Yan, Haitao Su, Yufeng Liu, Yanhong Li, Chunrong Yang, Yingchun Gu, Taoli Yan, Qiuzhen Wang, Xia Liu   +10 more
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Recurrent Heerfordt-Waldenström Syndrome with thyroid and meningeal involvement in a Chinese woman

Respiratory Medicine Case Reports, 2023
Sarcoidosis is a multisystem granulomatous disorder of unknown etiology, manifesting with bilateral hilar adenopathy, pulmonary reticular opacities, skin, joint or eye lesions.
Joseph J. Zhao, Yung Sang Lau, Jacob Cheng, Kian Kheng Queck, Jane Yap   +4 more
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Syncope as the Initial Presentation of Takayasu Arteritis in a 57‐Year‐Old Female: A Case Report and Literature Review

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 6, June 2026.
ABSTRACT Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a rare chronic granulomatous large‐vessel vasculitis predominantly affecting the aorta and its major branches, leading to stenosis, occlusion, or aneurysm formation. It typically presents in young women, though atypical cases can occur in older adults.
Chao Liu, Jiale Gan, Lili Feng, Yang Yang, Lianwei Dong, Jiabao Liu, Dingguo Zhang   +6 more
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Multiple intestinal perforations as a primary manifestation of abdominal tuberculosis in a HIV-infected patient

Journal of Surgical Case Reports, 2010
Abdominal tuberculosis (TB) is the sixth commonest extra-pulmonary TB form after lymphatic, genitourinary, bone and joint, miliary and meningeal tuberculosis.
Amir Hossein Sarrami, Mohsen Sharifi, Majid Ahsan, Noushin Afsharmoghaddam   +3 more
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Acute Stroke in Tubercular Meningitis: A Case Report

Journal of Nepal Medical Association, 2019
Most of the strokes in tubercular meningitis are multiple, bilateral, and located in the basal ganglia, especially the ‘tubercular zone’, which comprises of the caudate, anterior thalamus, anterior limb, and genu of the internal capsule.
Suzit Bhusal, Sujata Dahal, Neha Gautam, Prakash Banjade   +3 more
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Diffuse Meningeal Tuberculosis

JBNC - JORNAL BRASILEIRO DE NEUROCIRURGIA, 2018
A central nervous system infection by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MT), uncommonly seen in immunocompetent patients, brings a diagnose challenge in the modern medicine. Subdural space involvement of MT may simulate neoplastic or inflammatory diseases, bringing a direct influence in the therapeutics.
Leonardo Giacomini, Alexandre Yacoub, Roger Neves Mathias, Enrico Guizoni, Andrei Joaquim, Helder Tedeschi   +5 more
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Incidence of tuberculous meningitis in the State of Santa Catarina, Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2014
Introduction The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence of tuberculous meningitis in the State of Santa Catarina (SC), Brazil, during the period from 2001 to 2010.
Cíntia Helena de Souza, Ayaka Yamane, Jeison Cleiton Pandini, Luciane Bisognin Ceretta, Fabiane Ferraz, Glauco Duarte da Luz, Priscyla Waleska Simões   +6 more
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