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18084124

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
24
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-12-17
pubmed:abstractText
We report a 31-year-old man with tuberculous meningitis (TM) mimicking CNS sarcoidosis. Although Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) was not detected in CSF, the level of adenosine deaminase (ADA) in CSF was significantly raised. Brain biopsy showed caseous granuloma and a diagnosis of TM was made. The diagnosis of TM is often difficult and brain biopsy should be considered if MTB is not detected in the CSF. Evaluation of CSF ADA level could also strongly contribute to distinguishing TM from other meningitis. In addition to antituberculosis drugs, corticosteroid therapy was effective in our patient but careful reduction of its dosage was required.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1349-7235
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2001-5
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Biopsy-proven tuberculous meningitis mimicking CNS sarcoidosis.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine (Neurology), Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't