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A fatal case of tuberculous meningitis in a child with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a diagnostic challenge

Overview of attention for article published in Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, September 2017
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Title
A fatal case of tuberculous meningitis in a child with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a diagnostic challenge
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Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, September 2017
DOI 10.1590/0037-8682-0410-2016
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Zumrut Sahbudak Bal, Pinar Yazici, Semra Sen, Cenk Eraslan, Cengiz Cavusoglu, Bulent Karapinar, Fadil Vardar

Abstract

The prognosis of tuberculous meningitis, a rare form of extrapulmonary tuberculosis, depends on the stage of treatment initiation. We report a fatal case of tuberculous meningitis. The patient had received successive tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists and abatacept to treat juvenile idiopathic arthritis, with negative results for polymerase chain reaction and acid-fast bacilli on smear, had normal cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) adenosine deaminase and glucose levels. Six weeks post-admission, the CSF culture demonstrated Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The altered immunological responses caused by anti-TNF treatment made the diagnosis challenging. Clinicians should bear this in mind and, if suspected, treatment should be initiated immediately.

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Country Count As %
Unknown 38 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Researcher 7 18%
Student > Bachelor 6 16%
Student > Ph. D. Student 5 13%
Student > Doctoral Student 5 13%
Student > Master 3 8%
Other 1 3%
Unknown 11 29%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 18 47%
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science 2 5%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 5%
Immunology and Microbiology 2 5%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 1 3%
Other 3 8%
Unknown 10 26%
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