Tuberculous meningitis
Diagnosis probable
Disclosures
- updated 17 Apr 2023:
Nothing to disclose
Updates to Case Attributes
Presentation
was changed:
Headache, fever, and progressive alteration of the state of consciousness in a two-week periodtwo weeks.
Body
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The findings are characteristicsuggestive of basal meningitis associated with mild hydrocephalus. Basal contrast enhancement is not pathognomonic of tuberculous meningitis; it needs to be associated with the clinical manifestations, previous history, and epidemiological aspects (especially in endemic regions like South America, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia).
-<p>The findings are characteristic of <a href="/articles/tuberculous-meningitis" title="Leptomeningitis - Tuberculous">basal meningitis</a> associated with mild <a href="/articles/hydrocephalus" title="Hydrocephalus">hydrocephalus</a>. Basal contrast enhancement is not pathognomonic of tuberculous meningitis; it needs to be associated with the clinical manifestations, previous history, and epidemiological aspects (especially in endemic regions like South America, Eastern Europe, Africa and Asia).</p>- +<p>The findings are suggestive of <a href="/articles/tuberculous-meningitis" title="Leptomeningitis - Tuberculous">basal meningitis</a> associated with mild <a href="/articles/hydrocephalus" title="Hydrocephalus">hydrocephalus</a>. Basal contrast enhancement is not pathognomonic of tuberculous meningitis; it needs to be associated with the clinical manifestations, previous history, and epidemiological aspects (especially in endemic regions like South America, Eastern Europe, Africa, and Asia).</p>
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