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Lessons learnt from an old foe.
- Source :
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The Indian journal of tuberculosis [Indian J Tuberc] 2020 Apr; Vol. 67 (2), pp. 265-267. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Feb 18. - Publication Year :
- 2020
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Abstract
- Neurotuberculosis usually responds well to standard antitubercular therapy. Some; patients have prolonged course A 11 year old boy diagnosed TBM, an immunocompetent patient, had an unusual course of illness in the form of prolonged fever, persistent hyponatremia and CSF; pleocytosis despite adequate treatment. Clinical course in the management of TBM can be; protracted with complications despite adequate therapy.<br /> (Copyright © 2019 Tuberculosis Association of India. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Antitubercular Agents therapeutic use
CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes
Cerebrospinal Fluid chemistry
Cerebrospinal Fluid cytology
Child
Flow Cytometry
Fludrocortisone therapeutic use
Fluid Therapy methods
Glucocorticoids therapeutic use
Glucose cerebrospinal fluid
Humans
Hyponatremia etiology
Hyponatremia physiopathology
Hyponatremia therapy
Hypovolemia etiology
Hypovolemia physiopathology
Hypovolemia therapy
Leukocytosis cerebrospinal fluid
Leukocytosis etiology
Lymphopenia etiology
Male
Natriuresis
Polyuria etiology
Polyuria physiopathology
Polyuria therapy
Tuberculosis, Meningeal complications
Tuberculosis, Meningeal drug therapy
Tuberculosis, Meningeal physiopathology
Hyponatremia blood
Hypovolemia blood
Lymphopenia blood
Polyuria blood
Tuberculosis, Meningeal blood
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0019-5707
- Volume :
- 67
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Indian journal of tuberculosis
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 32553325
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijtb.2019.02.004