title: [Tuberculous meningitis].
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kaufman
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Raz
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben-Ami
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Flatau
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin