Diagnostic Challenges of Central Nervous System Tuberculosis

Central nervous system tuberculosis (TB) was identified in 20 cases of unexplained encephalitis referred to the California Encephalitis Project. Atypical features (encephalitic symptoms, rapid onset, age) and diagnostic challenges (insensitive cerebrospinal fluid [CSF] TB PCR result, elevated CSF gl...

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Autores principales: Christie, Laura J., Loeffler, Ann M., Honarmand, Somayeh, Flood, Jennifer M., Baxter, Roger, Jacobson, Susan, Alexander, Rick, Glaser, Carol A.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2603083/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18760024
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1409.070264
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Sumario:Central nervous system tuberculosis (TB) was identified in 20 cases of unexplained encephalitis referred to the California Encephalitis Project. Atypical features (encephalitic symptoms, rapid onset, age) and diagnostic challenges (insensitive cerebrospinal fluid [CSF] TB PCR result, elevated CSF glucose levels in patients with diabetes, negative result for tuberculin skin test) complicated diagnosis.

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