Diagnostic Challenges and Dilemmas in Tuberculous Meningitis

Keyphrases

• Diagnostic Challenge 100%
• Tuberculous Meningitis 100%
• Lumbar Drain 100%
• Tuberculosis 66%
• Polymerase Chain Reaction 66%
• Drain Placement 66%
• Mycobacterium Tuberculosis (M. tb) 33%
• Somali 33%
• Headache 33%
• Hydrocephalus 33%
• Pyrazinamide 33%
• Global Burden 33%
• Significant Risk Factors 33%
• Low-middle Income Countries 33%
• Altered Mental Status 33%
• Hospital Course 33%
• Gram-negative 33%
• Broad-spectrum Antibiotics 33%
• Blurred Vision 33%
• High Mortality Rate 33%
• Lumbar Puncture 33%
• Rifampin 33%
• Ethambutol 33%
• Lymphocytic Pleocytosis 33%
• Vision Change 33%
• Acid-fast Bacilli Staining 33%

Medicine and Dentistry

• Tuberculous Meningitis 100%
• Polymerase Chain Reaction 66%
• Mental Health 33%
• Mycobacterium Tuberculosis 33%
• Mortality Rate 33%
• Hydrocephalus 33%
• Headache 33%
• Broad-Spectrum Antibiotic 33%
• Blurred Vision 33%
• Lumbar Puncture 33%
• Ethambutol 33%
• Lymphocytic Pleocytosis 33%
• Low and Middle Income Countries 33%
• Acid Fast Bacterium 33%
• Isoniazid Plus Pyrazinamide Plus Rifampicin 33%
• Gram Staining 33%