Retrospective evaluation of cases with tuberculosis meningitis: Single Center Experience

Year 2022, Volume: 2 Issue: 1, 16 - 23, 29.01.2022

Yasemin Demir Yiğit , Ebral Yiğit

An Erratum to this article was published on October 29, 2023. https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/dahudermj/issue/80760/1382722

Abstract

A total of 172 patients were retrospectively investigated who were admitted to the Pediatric Department of Dicle University School of Medicine between 1997 and 2005 with the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis. Demographic data, clinical, laboratory, and radiological findings and responses to treatment were analyzed. Of all patients, 124 (%72,1) were under 5 years of age and 109 were males. The most common symptoms on admission were fever (%71), vomiting (%60), convulsion (%38), and headache (%31). Fouty seven (%23,8 ) patients had a positive family history of tuberculosis. Tuberculin skin test positivity was seen in %19,6 and %20,1 had positive BCG scar. Of all patients 32 (%18,6) were in stage I, 82 (%47,7) were in stage II and 58 (%33,7) were in stage III on admission. Chest X-Ray showed pathological findings in %60,9 of all patients. Hydrocephalus was detected in 149 patients on cranial tomography. A ventriculoperitoneal shunt was performed in 79 patients with hydrocephalus. Totally, 24 deaths were detected from all patient records.
Since the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis is difficult and the disease has a high morbidity and mortality rate, the importance of preventive measures in the control of the disease has been emphasized in this study

Keywords

Chidren, tuberculosis, meningitis

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