Tuberculous Pachymeningitis in a Young Child With Spinal Involvement: A Case Report
| Author | Abdollah Karimi | en |
| Author | Sedigheh Rafiei Tabatabaei | en |
| Author | Farideh Shiva | en |
| Author | Maryam Sayfikar | en |
| Author | Mohsen Jafari | en |
| Author | Fariba Shirvani | en |
| Author | Reza Shiari | en |
| Issued Date | 2013-04-02 | en |
| Abstract | Abstract: Pachymeningitis is a rare chronic disorder of the duramater caused by various infectious, autoimmune or malignant diseases. We report a child with chronic tuberculous pachymeningitis, who presented with clinical manifestations of meningitis with a compatible cerebrospinal fluid analysis. Despite signs of progressive neurological involvement, extensive work-up done to rule out known causes of dural inflammation was negative. The patient was started empirically on anti-tuberculous therapy, to which he responded after 2 weeks. He was discharged on anti-TB medications. He remains well on follow-up. We recommend a trial of anti-tuberculous treatment in children presenting with signs of pachymeningitis in whom the cause of chronic meningeal inflammation cannot be identified. | en |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5812/pedinfect.5351 | en |
| Keyword | Tuberculosis | en |
| Keyword | Child | en |
| Keyword | Meningitis | en |
| Publisher | Brieflands | en |
| Title | Tuberculous Pachymeningitis in a Young Child With Spinal Involvement: A Case Report | en |
| Type | Case Report | en |
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