[Tuberculous meningitis].
2 cases of tuberculous meningitis are presented, 1 in a 54-year-old woman who had immigrated to Israel from Turkey 36 years before, and the other in a 10-year-old girl who recently immigrated from Ethiopia. Since diagnosis is difficult and prompt antituberculous treatment is life-saving, treatment may be instituted before the bacteriological diagnosis is established. A short term treatment of 9 months and a combination of rifampicin and isoniazid were successful in our patients.
Kaufman
N
N
Raz
R
R
Ben-Ami
M
M
Flatau
E
E
D002648:Child; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013997:Time Factors; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin