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Tuberculous meningitis--a case report. 2013

Katarzyna Guziejko, and Piotr Czupryna, and Anna Moniuszko, and Sambor Grygorczuk, and Maciej Kondrusik, and Joanna Zajkowska, and Sławomir Pancewicz

In this paper we present a case of a 58 years old male with a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis--tuberculous meningitis (TBM). Tuberculous meningitis is usually caused by hematogenous spread of Mycobacterium from lungs. The TBM is a severe disease with high mortality. The symptoms usually increase gradually and in the course of the disease 3 clinical stages (prodromal phase, phase of neurological symptoms and phase of paresis) may be differentiated. Cerebrospinal fluid examination, chest x-ray and sputum culture are crucial for diagnosis of TBM. The proper diagnosis and early causative treatment significantly improve the outcome of the disease.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007538 Isoniazid Antibacterial agent used primarily as a tuberculostatic. It remains the treatment of choice for tuberculosis. Isonicotinic Acid Hydrazide,Ftivazide,Isonex,Isonicotinic Acid Vanillylidenehydrazide,Phthivazid,Phthivazide,Tubazide,Acid Vanillylidenehydrazide, Isonicotinic,Hydrazide, Isonicotinic Acid,Vanillylidenehydrazide, Isonicotinic Acid
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009169 Mycobacterium tuberculosis A species of gram-positive, aerobic bacteria that produces TUBERCULOSIS in humans, other primates, CATTLE; DOGS; and some other animals which have contact with humans. Growth tends to be in serpentine, cordlike masses in which the bacilli show a parallel orientation. Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv
D011044 Poland A country in central Europe, east of Germany. The capital is Warsaw. Polish People's Republic,Republic of Poland
D004359 Drug Therapy, Combination Therapy with two or more separate preparations given for a combined effect. Combination Chemotherapy,Polychemotherapy,Chemotherapy, Combination,Combination Drug Therapy,Drug Polytherapy,Therapy, Combination Drug,Chemotherapies, Combination,Combination Chemotherapies,Combination Drug Therapies,Drug Polytherapies,Drug Therapies, Combination,Polychemotherapies,Polytherapies, Drug,Polytherapy, Drug,Therapies, Combination Drug
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000995 Antitubercular Agents Drugs used in the treatment of tuberculosis. They are divided into two main classes: "first-line" agents, those with the greatest efficacy and acceptable degrees of toxicity used successfully in the great majority of cases; and "second-line" drugs used in drug-resistant cases or those in which some other patient-related condition has compromised the effectiveness of primary therapy. Anti-Tuberculosis Agent,Anti-Tuberculosis Agents,Anti-Tuberculosis Drug,Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs,Antitubercular Agent,Antitubercular Drug,Tuberculostatic Agent,Tuberculostatic Agents,Antitubercular Drugs,Agent, Anti-Tuberculosis,Agent, Antitubercular,Agent, Tuberculostatic,Anti Tuberculosis Agent,Anti Tuberculosis Agents,Anti Tuberculosis Drug,Anti Tuberculosis Drugs,Drug, Anti-Tuberculosis,Drug, Antitubercular
D012293 Rifampin A semisynthetic antibiotic produced from Streptomyces mediterranei. It has a broad antibacterial spectrum, including activity against several forms of Mycobacterium. In susceptible organisms it inhibits DNA-dependent RNA polymerase activity by forming a stable complex with the enzyme. It thus suppresses the initiation of RNA synthesis. Rifampin is bactericidal, and acts on both intracellular and extracellular organisms. (From Gilman et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 9th ed, p1160) Rifampicin,Benemycin,Rifadin,Rimactan,Rimactane,Tubocin
D014390 Tuberculosis, Meningeal A form of bacterial meningitis caused by MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS or rarely MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS. The organism seeds the meninges and forms microtuberculomas which subsequently rupture. The clinical course tends to be subacute, with progressions occurring over a period of several days or longer. Headache and meningeal irritation may be followed by SEIZURES, cranial neuropathies, focal neurologic deficits, somnolence, and eventually COMA. The illness may occur in immunocompetent individuals or as an OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION in the ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME and other immunodeficiency syndromes. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp717-9) Meningitis, Tuberculous,TB Meningitis,Tubercular Meningitis,Tuberculosis Meningitis,Tuberculous Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis,Hypertrophic Pachymeningitides, Tuberculous,Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis, Tuberculous,Meningeal Tuberculoses,Meningeal Tuberculosis,Meningitides, Tubercular,Meningitides, Tuberculosis,Meningitides, Tuberculous,Meningitis, Tubercular,Meningitis, Tuberculosis,Pachymeningitides, Tuberculous Hypertrophic,Pachymeningitis, Tuberculous Hypertrophic,TB Meningitides,Tubercular Meningitides,Tuberculoses, Meningeal,Tuberculosis Meningitides,Tuberculous Hypertrophic Pachymeningitides,Tuberculous Meningitides,Tuberculous Meningitis

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