Tuberculous meningitis at Wellington Hospital 1962-88.
A review was undertaken of all cases of tuberculous meningitis seen in Wellington since 1962. It showed, in conjunction with an earlier study, a steady decline in the incidence of the disease since 1940. There was a relatively high incidence in Maori and Pacific Island Polynesians. Good outcome was seen in 17/28 (61%). Poor recovery was associated with delayed treatment, confusion or stupor at presentation, and male sex. The diagnosis is not excluded by a normal peripheral white count, ESR, chest x-ray or cerebrospinal fluid.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006786:Hospitals, Urban; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009520:New Zealand / Q000453:epidemiology; D011114:Polynesia / Q000208:ethnology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D013997:Time Factors; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000401:mortality
D000995:Antitubercular Agents