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Severe paradoxical reaction in tuberculous meningitis

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0 Published in 2021 at "IDCases"

DOI: 10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e01009

Abstract: A 31-year-old female presented with a 3-week history of fever and headache. CSF Ziehl-Neelsen smear microscopy revealed acid-fast bacilli, and CSF GeneXpert MTB/RIF was positive for Mycobacterium tuberculosis with no mutations of rifampicin resistance. Tuberculous… read more here.

Keywords: reaction tuberculous; paradoxical reaction; tuberculous meningitis; severe paradoxical ... See more keywords