Tuberculous meningitis complicated with hydrocephalus and cerebral salt wasting syndrome in a three-year-old boy.
Cerebral salt wasting syndrome (CSWS) is a syndrome of hyponatremia and natriuresis described in patients with intracranial diseases. We describe a 3-year-old boy with tuberculous meningitis complicated by hydrocephalus and CSWS and emphasize the different clinical presentation and management of patients with CSWS and the syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone.
Huang
Shih-Ming
SM
Department of Pediatrics, Veterans General Hospital-Kaohsiung, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan, Republic of China.
Chen
Chu-Chin
CC
Chiu
Pao-Chin
PC
Cheng
Ming-Fang
MF
Chiu
Ching-Lan
CL
Hsieh
Kai-Sheng
KS
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D007177:Inappropriate ADH Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000995:Antitubercular Agents