title: Tuberculous meningitis complicated with hydrocephalus and cerebral salt wasting syndrome in a three-year-old boy.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Veterans General Hospital-Kaohsiung, National Yang-Ming University, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: Shih-Ming
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Chu-Chin
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Pao-Chin
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Ming-Fang
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Ching-Lan
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Chiu
authors.forename: Kai-Sheng
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Hsieh
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000995:Antitubercular Agents