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Clinical Case Reports, 2023 Tuberculous meningitis is possibly complicated with multiple cerebral infarctions and basal meningitis, and the mortality and neurological prognosis is reportedly poor.
Shinnosuke Fukushima +4 more
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Nature Reviews Neurology, 2017 Tuberculosis remains a global health problem, with an estimated 10.4 million cases and 1.8 million deaths resulting from the disease in 2015. The most lethal and disabling form of tuberculosis is tuberculous meningitis (TBM), for which more than 100,000 new cases are estimated to occur per year.
Robert J Wilkinson +2 more
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Autoimmune glial fibrillary acid protein astrocytopathy initially misdiagnosed as tuberculous meningitis: a case report [PDF]
Journal of Medical Case ReportsBackground Autoimmune glial fibrillary acid protein astrocytopathy is an autoimmune central nervous system disorder that affects the nervous system. The clinical presentation is heterogeneous. The specific diagnostic marker of autoimmune glial fibrillary
Lei Li +5 more
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Orientia tsutsugamushi meningitis in a patient with tuberculous meningitis complications—a Case Report [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineScrub typhus (ST) is caused by infection with Orientia tsutsugamushi, transmitted through chigger mite bites, resulting in a febrile disease. Clinical manifestations are complex and may be combined with other microbial infections. This report describes a
Miao Tan +3 more
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BMJ Case Reports, 2013 Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and kills or disables around a half of sufferers. It is commonest in young children and those infected with HIV, but can affect all age-groups. TBM presents with non-specific symptoms over days or weeks, followed by worsening headaches, fever, and vomiting.
Nisha, Ranganathan, Kieran, Hogarth
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Role of Cerebrospinal Fluid Lactate and C-Reactive Protein in Differential Diagnosis of Meningitis in Adults [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2019 Introduction: Differentiating various types of meningitis is still a challenge as yield of microbiological tests are generally low in these disorders. Aim: To find out the role of Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) lactate and CSF C-reactive Protein (CRP) for the
Pediakkal M Jabir +2 more
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Prevalence of primary immunodeficiency syndromes in tuberculous meningitis: A case-control study
Journal of Infection and Public Health, 2022 Background: Only a proportion of patients with tuberculosis develop tuberculous meningitis. We hypothesize that inherent abnormalities in the host’s innate or adaptive immune system may affect the outcome in tuberculous meningitis.
Abhishek Shridhar +10 more
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2020 Background: The discrimination of tuberculous meningitis and bacterial meningitis remains difficult at present, even with the introduction of advanced diagnostic tools.
Yun Yang +6 more
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CSF Proteins as Discreminatory Markers of Tubercular and Pyogenic Meningitis [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2013 Introduction: Meningitis is still a major cause of illness in many parts of the world. Though substantial improvement has been occurred in the diagnosis of meningitis, conclusive differentiation between tubercular and pyogenic meningitis remains to ...
Ravi Shekhar +3 more
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Molecular epidemiology of tuberculous meningitis isolates from Thailand: a collective summary
Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis, 2020 Background Tuberculosis infection of meninges or tuberculous meningitis is an important serious form of Mycobacerium tuberculosis infection. This nervous system infection can lead to complex clinical problem.
Beuy Joob, Viroj Wiwanitkit
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