TB Research

Meningeal Tuberculosis Still A Diagnostic Challenge

Rita Moita, Vanessa Gorito, Carolina Dourado de Faria, Sara C. Cunha, Mafalda Sampaio, Margarida Tavares

International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports · 2020-01

Abstract

Tuberculosis meningitis is the most severe extrapulmonary complication of tuberculosis. The authors present a case of an unvaccinated female infant with the initial suspicion of bacterial meningitis. However, due to the absence of therapeutical response, clinical worsening and given the imaging and laboratory findings, the diagnosis of pulmonary and meningeal tuberculosis was confirmed.

MeSH terms

  • Tuberculosis
  • Medicine