title: [Tuberculous meningitis in a 13-month-old boy: a case report].
abstract: We present the case of a 13-month old Turkish boy of Kurdish origin with tuberculous meningitis. Fever of unknown origin and neurologic symptoms (loss of ability of walking and free sitting, cerebral seizures, central paresis of the VII. cranial nerve, coma) led to the diagnosis. Cranial CT demonstrated hydrocephalus and enhancement of the basal meninges after contrast injection; the chest x-ray showed an infiltrate in the right upper lobe of the lung and the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) mild pleocytosis with elevated protein and reduced glucose concentrations. Diagnosis was confirmed by detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the CSF by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Immediately, surgical and level-controlled tuberculostatic treatment was initiated. The patient recovered completely.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinderheilkunde, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Freund
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kurlemann
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Schuierer
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ullrich
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents
vernacular_title: Tuberkulöse Meningitis bei einem 13 Monate alten Knaben: eine Kasuistik.