Multidrug-resistant tuberculous meningitis in an HIV-positive patient: a challenging disease.
We report two cases of disseminated multidrug-resistant tuberculosis with meningitis in HIV-positive patients, who were both recent emigrants from sub-Saharan Africa. Our two cases highlight new challenges in the care of HIV and tuberculosis coinfection including early diagnosis and treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis that is spreading.
Meybeck
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Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales A, Paris, France. agnes.meybeck@caramail.com
Calbet
J
J
Ruimy
R
R
Mashri
K
K
Jachym
M
M
Joly
V
V
Yeni
P
P
D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002163:Cameroon / Q000208:ethnology; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D005869:Ghana / Q000208:ethnology; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D018088:Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*
D000995:Antitubercular Agents