title: [Tuberculous meningitis in the child--then and now].
abstract: From the point of view of a clinical pediatrician a short survey of the incidence and the earlier and more recent results concerning treatment and prevention of this life threatening localisation of tuberculosis is given. Because of some peculiarities the last case treated in our clinic is reported in detail. Finally the importance of the differential diagnosis of tuberculosis meningitis is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents
vernacular_title: Meningitis tuberculosa beim Kind--einst und jetzt.