title: Tuberculous ventriculitis: A rare complication of central nervous system tuberculosis.
abstract: Tuberculous ventriculitis is an inflammatory infection of the ventricular system of the brain, and is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We herein present the case of an immunocompromised patient with brain tuberculomas who developed ventriculitis during treatment. The patient was successfully treated with a high dose of steroid, long-term antituberculosis drugs, and aggressive supportive care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
authors.forename: Siavash
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vaziri
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Research Center, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Electronic address: dr.saeed.meigooni@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Saeed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Soleiman-Meigooni
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Jalil
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rajabi
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Asgari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D058565:Cerebral Ventriculitis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013256:Steroids / Q000008:administration & dosage; D020306:Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D013256:Steroids
keywords: Tuberculoma; Tuberculosis; Ventriculitis