[Tuberculous meningitis. One case: ophthalmic complications].
METHODS
An 18 year old female suffering from tuberculous meningitis with bilateral amaurosis, ophthalmoplegia, other cranial nerve palsies and loss of consciousness, is presented.


CONCLUSIONS
Tuberculous meningitis is a rare cause of basal arachnoiditis with a bad prognosis. Possible causes of visual acuity loss and ophthalmoplegia are discussed and a favourable outcome without sequelae is noteworthy in our case.
Pérez Alvarez
M J
MJ
Hospital Universitario de Guadalajara, Spain. mjperezalv@hotmail.com
Moreno López
M
M
González Manrique
Mar
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D000293:Adolescent; D001766:Blindness / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology*; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000150:complications*