title: Tuberculous meningitis in children--clinical profile, mortality and morbidity of bacteriologically confirmed cases.
abstract: One hundred and seven cases of tuberculous meningitis were registered as a part of a case-control study during the period 1990-1992. The CSF of all cases was positive for culture and/or smear for acid fast bacilli. Children were examined at the time of admission and at the time of discharge and they were contacted at the end of 1 year. Clinical picture, mortality and morbidity were analyzed. Mortality of children during the first month of illness was 22%. Some of the cases presented as acute neurological illness. We also came across CSF picture with minimal cytological and biochemical changes but with positive culture results.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Institute of Child Health and Hospital for
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Thilothammal
authors.forename: P V
authors.initials: PV
authors.lastname: Krishnamurthy
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Banu
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Ratnam
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology