Tuberculous meningitis during infancy: 26 cases in South Turkey among 20 years.

Derya Alabaz Ümmühan Çay

Published in: Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (2021)

As early diagnosis and specific treatment appears to prevent serious complications and reduce mortality, a high index of suspicion among pediatricians is especially required in an infant with an atypical picture suggestive of tuberculosis infection.

Keyphrases

risk factors
mycobacterium tuberculosis
cardiovascular events
emergency department
cardiovascular disease
pulmonary tuberculosis
physical activity
human immunodeficiency virus
drug induced