TUBERCULOSIS MENINGITIS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

The article presents the clinical and epidemiological data on tuberculosis meningitis among children in Astrakhan Region. It was found out that among those cases 77.8% were children under 7 years old exposed to tuberculosis in their families, meningitis developed against the background of active res...

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Main Authors: G. A. Kharchenko, O. G. Kimirilova, O. N. Chabanova
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Language:Russian
Published: New Terra Publishing House 2017-01-01
Series:Туберкулез и болезни лёгких
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Online Access:https://www.tibl-journal.com/jour/article/view/966
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O. G. Kimirilova
O. N. Chabanova
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description The article presents the clinical and epidemiological data on tuberculosis meningitis among children in Astrakhan Region. It was found out that among those cases 77.8% were children under 7 years old exposed to tuberculosis in their families, meningitis developed against the background of active respiratory tuberculosis and only 17.4% had post-vaccinal scar out of 85.2% who had BCG vaccination. There were two clinical forms of tuberculosis meningitis: basilar form in 59.2% and meningoencephalitis in 40.8% of patients. Late diagnostics and untimely start of treatment were observed in 88.9% of patients.
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spelling doaj-art-b59e741d16f24e02b84df518f20d14ef2025-08-20T01:47:52ZrusNew Terra Publishing HouseТуберкулез и болезни лёгких2075-12302542-15062017-01-01951475010.21292/2075-1230-2017-95-1-47-50966TUBERCULOSIS MENINGITIS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTSG. A. Kharchenko0O. G. Kimirilova1O. N. Chabanova2Astrakhan State Medical UniversityAstrakhan State Medical UniversityAstrakhan State Medical UniversityThe article presents the clinical and epidemiological data on tuberculosis meningitis among children in Astrakhan Region. It was found out that among those cases 77.8% were children under 7 years old exposed to tuberculosis in their families, meningitis developed against the background of active respiratory tuberculosis and only 17.4% had post-vaccinal scar out of 85.2% who had BCG vaccination. There were two clinical forms of tuberculosis meningitis: basilar form in 59.2% and meningoencephalitis in 40.8% of patients. Late diagnostics and untimely start of treatment were observed in 88.9% of patients.https://www.tibl-journal.com/jour/article/view/966tuberculosis meningitisepidemiologysymptomschildren
spellingShingle G. A. Kharchenko
O. G. Kimirilova
O. N. Chabanova
TUBERCULOSIS MENINGITIS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
Туберкулез и болезни лёгких
tuberculosis meningitis
epidemiology
symptoms
children
title TUBERCULOSIS MENINGITIS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
title_full TUBERCULOSIS MENINGITIS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
title_fullStr TUBERCULOSIS MENINGITIS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
title_full_unstemmed TUBERCULOSIS MENINGITIS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
title_short TUBERCULOSIS MENINGITIS IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
title_sort tuberculosis meningitis in children and adolescents
topic tuberculosis meningitis
epidemiology
symptoms
children
url https://www.tibl-journal.com/jour/article/view/966
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