Central Nervous System Tuberculosis

Central nervous system tuberculosis is a rare presentation of active tuberculosis and accounts for about 1% of cases (1). The three clinical categories include meningitis, intracranial tuberculomas, and spinal tuberculous arachnoiditis. We report a case of a young man who presented with active pulmo...

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Published in:	Proceedings - Baylor University. Medical Center Vol. 23; no. 4; pp. 359 - 360
Main Authors:	Kuo, Vincent C., Sloan, Louis M., Emmett, Michael
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Taylor & Francis 01-10-2010 Taylor & Francis Group LLC Taylor & Francis Ltd Baylor Health Care System
Subjects:	Care and treatment Case studies Central nervous system diseases Diagnosis Tuberculosis
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Summary:	Central nervous system tuberculosis is a rare presentation of active tuberculosis and accounts for about 1% of cases (1). The three clinical categories include meningitis, intracranial tuberculomas, and spinal tuberculous arachnoiditis. We report a case of a young man who presented with active pulmonary tuberculosis in addition to tuberculous meningitis and the presence of numerous intracranial tuberculomas.
Bibliography:	ObjectType-Article-1 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-2 content type line 23
ISSN:	0899-8280 1525-3252
DOI:	10.1080/08998280.2010.11928652