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Clinical, Laboratory, and Radiological Evaluation of 32 Cases with Tuberculous Meningitis

Tüberküloz Menenjitli 32 Olgunun Klinik, Laboratuvar ve Radyolojik Değerlendirmesi

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353–360
Publication Date
2022-10-17
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Particularly, when the contribution of radiology to the diagnosis was studied, it was found that especially magnetic resonance imaging was more useful than computed tomography.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: Tuberculous meningitis is an important central nervous system infection, and it is the most severe clinical form of tuberculosis.
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Key Findings & Data:Despite all the advances in medicine, diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis is still a significant problem.
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Conclusion & Impact:Particularly, when the contribution of radiology to the diagnosis was studied, it was found that especially magnetic resonance imaging was more useful than computed tomography.
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Introduction: Tuberculous meningitis is an important central nervous system infection, and it is the most severe clinical form of tuberculosis. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is the frequently isolated microorganism, and it is associated with high morbidity and mortality among central nervous system infections. Despite all the advances in medicine, diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis is still a significant problem. In our study, we aimed to evaluate clinical, microbiological and radiological features of the patients with tuberculous meningitis in detail. Materials and Methods: The study was designed as a retrospective study. A total of 32 patients diagnosed on the basis of clinical, microbiological and radiological criteria with tuberculous meningitis were included into the study. Patients were exposed to computed tomography scan and magnetic resonance imaging with the exception of two patients. Computed tomography scans were performed at the time of admission to the emergency department while magnetic resonance imagings were performed within the 48 hours after computed tomography scans. The data were analyzed with SPSS 24. Results: Eleven of the patients were diagnosed with gold standard methods. The pathogen microorganism was M. tuberculosis in all cases. The diagnoses of other patients were determined by clinical; microbiologic and radiologic estimations. Demographic findings-symptoms of the patients, laboratory findings-symptoms and the contribution of radiology to the diagnosis were evaluated. Particularly, when the contribution of radiology to the diagnosis was studied, it was found that especially magnetic resonance imaging was more useful than computed tomography. Conclusion: Central nervous system infections due to M. tuberculosis are frequently related to high morbidity and mortality. The gold diagnosis methods of the disease are; isolation of M. tuberculosis from the cerebrospinal fluid or seeing the microorganism in the fluid with EZN stain. Because of the low positivity rates in gold standard methods, radiologic methods such as magnetic resonance imaging can be used in tuberculous meningitis diagnosis.

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Giriş: Tüberküloz menenjit önemli bir santral sinir sistemi infeksiyonudur ve tüberkülozun en ağır klinik formudur. Mycobacterium tuberculosis en sık izole edilen mikroorganizmadır ve santral sinir sistemi infeksiyonları içinde önemli bir mortalite ve morbidite nedenidir. Tıptaki tüm gelişmelere rağmen tüberküloz menenjit tanısı koymak hala ciddi bir problemdir. Bu çalışmada tüberküloz menenjit tanısı alan hastaların klinik, laboratuvar ve radyolojik özelliklerini detaylıca incelemeyi amaçladık. Materyal ve Metod: Çalışma retrospektif olarak tasarlandı. Klinik, mikrobiyolojik ve de radyolojik olarak tüberküloz menenjit tanısı alan toplam 32 hasta çalışmaya dahil edildi. İki hasta dışındaki tüm hastalara hem bilgisayarlı tomografi (BT) hem de manyetik rezonans görüntüleme (MRG) ile kraniyal görüntüleme yapıldı. Bilgisayarlı tomografi incelemeleri acil serviste, MRG incelemeleri ise BT’den sonraki 48 saat içinde yapıldı. Data analizi SPSS.24 ile gerçekleştirildi. Bulgular: Hastaların 11’i altın standart yöntemler ile tanı almıştır. Üretilen tüm etkenler M. tuberculosis’dir. Diğer hastaların tanısı ise klinik, laboratuvar ve radyoloji desteği ile konulmuştur. Hastalara ait demografik veriler, semptomlar, laboratuvar bulguları ve radyolojinin tanıya katkısı değerlendirilmiştir. Radyolojinin tanıya katkısı incelendiğinde MRG BT’ye göre tanıya daha fazla katkı sağlayıcı olarak bulunmuştur. Sonuç: M. tuberculosis’e bağlı santral sinir sistemi infeksiyonları yüksek mortalite ve morbidite nedenidir. Tanı için altın standart, basilin EZN boyası ile gösterilmesi ve kültürde üretilmesidir. Bu yöntemlerle düşük pozitiflik oranlarının olması nedeniyle radyolojik yöntemler özellikle de MRG tanıya yardımcı yöntem olarak kullanılabilir.

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KALKAN, İ. A., ÇINAR, G., ACU, R., AYAZ, C., TEKİN, R. (2022). Clinical, Laboratory, and Radiological Evaluation of 32 Cases with Tuberculous Meningitis. Flora İnfeksiyon Hastalıkları ve Klinik Mikrobiyoloji Dergisi, Cilt: 24 - Sayı: 4, 353–360. https://ajindex.com/articles/517123

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