Meningeal TB in a 39-Year-Old Male Presenting with Headache
Meningeal tuberculosis is rare in the developed world, with only 92 cases of meningeal TB reported in the United States in 2014 according to the CDC (CDC, 2015). We describe the case of a 39-year-old male with a history of alcohol abuse, whose cerebral spinal fluid acid fast smears confirmed TB only...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Wiley
2017-01-01
|
| Series: | Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4753670 |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1849693136676192256 |
|---|---|
| author | Jason Selinger Thar El Baage |
| author_facet | Jason Selinger Thar El Baage |
| author_sort | Jason Selinger |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | Meningeal tuberculosis is rare in the developed world, with only 92 cases of meningeal TB reported in the United States in 2014 according to the CDC (CDC, 2015). We describe the case of a 39-year-old male with a history of alcohol abuse, whose cerebral spinal fluid acid fast smears confirmed TB only weeks after his death. His only initial presenting symptom was headache, and his condition declined rapidly during his hospitalization. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-37705399eaa54ecdbfe45c9548e285e4 |
| institution | DOAJ |
| issn | 2090-6625 2090-6633 |
| language | English |
| publishDate | 2017-01-01 |
| publisher | Wiley |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| spelling | doaj-art-37705399eaa54ecdbfe45c9548e285e42025-08-20T03:20:30ZengWileyCase Reports in Infectious Diseases2090-66252090-66332017-01-01201710.1155/2017/47536704753670Meningeal TB in a 39-Year-Old Male Presenting with HeadacheJason Selinger0Thar El Baage1Southeastern Regional Medical Center, Lumberton, NC, USASoutheastern Regional Medical Center, Lumberton, NC, USAMeningeal tuberculosis is rare in the developed world, with only 92 cases of meningeal TB reported in the United States in 2014 according to the CDC (CDC, 2015). We describe the case of a 39-year-old male with a history of alcohol abuse, whose cerebral spinal fluid acid fast smears confirmed TB only weeks after his death. His only initial presenting symptom was headache, and his condition declined rapidly during his hospitalization.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4753670 |
| spellingShingle | Jason Selinger Thar El Baage Meningeal TB in a 39-Year-Old Male Presenting with Headache Case Reports in Infectious Diseases |
| title | Meningeal TB in a 39-Year-Old Male Presenting with Headache |
| title_full | Meningeal TB in a 39-Year-Old Male Presenting with Headache |
| title_fullStr | Meningeal TB in a 39-Year-Old Male Presenting with Headache |
| title_full_unstemmed | Meningeal TB in a 39-Year-Old Male Presenting with Headache |
| title_short | Meningeal TB in a 39-Year-Old Male Presenting with Headache |
| title_sort | meningeal tb in a 39 year old male presenting with headache |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/4753670 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT jasonselinger meningealtbina39yearoldmalepresentingwithheadache AT tharelbaage meningealtbina39yearoldmalepresentingwithheadache |