Tuberculous meningitis in a five-week-old infant.
We present the case of a five-week-old infant with tuberculous meningitis. The contact investigation and a review of the literature helped us differentiate congenital from acquired tuberculous meningitis. Though rare, we with to emphasize the importance of considering tuberculosis in any neonate with meningitis that fails to respond to conventional treatment, particularly in infants living in an environment where tuberculosis is prevalent.
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Department of Pediatrics, Women's and Children's Hospital, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California, USA. RWatchi@pol.net
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Kahlstrom
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Kovacs
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D016358:Contact Tracing; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000151:congenital / Q000175:diagnosis*