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Tuberculous meningitis [PDF]

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, Kazuki Ocho, Koji Fujita, Hideharu Hagiya, Fumio Otsuka   +4 more
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Autoimmune glial fibrillary acid protein astrocytopathy initially misdiagnosed as tuberculous meningitis: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background 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, Yan Cui, Qing Zhai, Hong Jiang, Ningning Mei, Xinying Tian   +5 more
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Orientia tsutsugamushi meningitis in a patient with tuberculous meningitis complications—a Case Report [PDF]

Frontiers in Medicine
Scrub 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, Hao Zou, MaiQing Yang, Anchun Liu   +3 more
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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, V Valappil Ashraf, Thekkedath Manojan   +2 more
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A Diagnostic Formula for Discrimination of Tuberculous and Bacterial Meningitis Using Clinical and Laboratory Features

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, Xin-Hui Qu, Kun-Nan Zhang, Xiao-Mu Wu, Xin-Rong Wang, An Wen, Ling-Juan Li   +6 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, Ravindra Kumar Garg, Imran Rizvi, Mili Jain, Wahid Ali, Hardeep Singh Malhotra, Neeraj Kumar, Praveen Kumar Sharma, Rajesh Verma, Ravi Uniyal, Shweta Pandey   +10 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, J. Rama Rao, K. Ambika Devi, R Babu Rao   +3 more
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Quantitative proteomics for identifying biomarkers for tuberculous meningitis

Clinical Proteomics, 2012
Introduction Tuberculous meningitis is a frequent extrapulmonary disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis and is associated with high mortality rates and severe neurological sequelae.
Kumar Ghantasala S Sameer, Venugopal Abhilash K, Mahadevan Anita, Renuse Santosh, Harsha H C, Sahasrabuddhe Nandini A, Pawar Harsh, Sharma Rakesh, Kumar Praveen, Rajagopalan Sudha, Waddell Keith, Ramachandra Yarappa L, Satishchandra Parthasarathy, Chaerkady Raghothama, Prasad T S Keshava, Shankar K, Pandey Akhilesh   +16 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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Extensive vasculitis in tuberculous meningitis

Journal of Global Infectious Diseases, 2023
Tuberculous meningitis causes substantial morbidity and mortality in tropical countries. The various complications reported are hydrocephalus, vasculitic infarcts, tuberculomas, abscesses, and optochiasmatic arachnoiditis.
Rajesh Verma, Rajarshi Chakraborty
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