A Case of Tuberculous Meningitis with Tuberculoma in Nonimmunocompromised Immigrant

We present a case of tuberculous (TB) meningitis in nonimmunocompromised immigrant worker who initially presented with headache and later with generalized tonic clonic seizures and disseminated tuberculosis.

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Main Authors: Parth Rali, Hammad Arshad, Eric Bihler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Pulmonology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/9016142
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