Tuberculous meningitis in a five-week-old infant.

Autor: Watchi R; Department of Pediatrics, Women's and Children's Hospital, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA. RWatchi@pol.net, Lu K, Kahlstrom E, Allison R, Kovacs A
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease [Int J Tuberc Lung Dis] 1998 Mar; Vol. 2 (3), pp. 255-7.
Abstrakt: We present the case of a five-week-old infant with tuberculous meningitis. The contact investigation and a review of the literature helped us differentiate congenital from acquired tuberculous meningitis. Though rare, we with to emphasize the importance of considering tuberculosis in any neonate with meningitis that fails to respond to conventional treatment, particularly in infants living in an environment where tuberculosis is prevalent.
Databáze: MEDLINE