Nonaneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage secondary to tuberculous meningitis: report of two cases.
Nontraumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage, one of the life-threatening diseases seen in Emergency Departments, is rarely caused by conditions other than rupture of saccular aneurysms. We report two cases of suspected tuberculous meningitis complicated with nonaneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage confirmed by conventional cerebral angiography. Tuberculous meningitis should be considered in the differential diagnoses in cases of nonaneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage, especially in tuberculosis endemic areas.
Department of Emergency Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, 901 Chung-Hua Road, Yung-Kang City, Tainan 710, Taiwan.
Steve Ting-Yuan
ST
Yeh
Wei-Jing
WJ
Lee
Huey-Juan
HJ
Lin
Chin-Yu
CY
Chen
Antonio Leo
AL
Te
Hung-Jung
HJ
Lin
D000328:Adult; D002533:Cerebral Angiography; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013345:Subarachnoid Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000150:complications*