2011
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cir508
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Tuberculosis of the Central Nervous System in Immunocompromised Patients: HIV Infection and Solid Organ Transplant Recipients

Abstract: Central nervous system (CNS) tuberculosis (TB) is a devastating infection with high rates of morbidity and mortality worldwide and may manifest as meningitis, tuberculoma, abscess, or other forms of disease. Immunosuppression, due to either human immunodeficiency virus infection or solid organ transplantation, increases susceptibility for acquiring or reactivating TB and complicates the management of underlying immunosuppression and CNS TB infection. This article reviews how immunosuppression alters the clinic… Show more

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“…Tuberculous meningitis, the most severe form of CNS tuberculosis although primarily seen in children is not uncommon in adults and more frequently results from reactivation of the dormant focus in the CNS [6]. Tuberculous meningitis constitutes 5 to 6% cases of extra pulmonary tuberculosis cases in hosts with preserved immune function [7,8]. Immunocompromised state increases the risk for tuberculous meningitis though clinical presentation of tuberculous meningitis can be similar to that seen in a normal host.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Tuberculous meningitis, the most severe form of CNS tuberculosis although primarily seen in children is not uncommon in adults and more frequently results from reactivation of the dormant focus in the CNS [6]. Tuberculous meningitis constitutes 5 to 6% cases of extra pulmonary tuberculosis cases in hosts with preserved immune function [7,8]. Immunocompromised state increases the risk for tuberculous meningitis though clinical presentation of tuberculous meningitis can be similar to that seen in a normal host.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Neuroimaging features may contribute to the diagnosis 10 . Table 2 describes, in detail, the main infections associated with solid organ transplantation patients 11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28 . 13,14,15,16,17,18 .…”
Section: Differential Diagnosis Of Infection In Solid Organ Causativementioning
confidence: 99%
“…La presentación de los tres síntomas al mismo tiempo fue poco frecuente en las series revisadas. Estas manifestaciones pueden ser acompañadas por otras específicas en función de la localización de las lesiones, como convulsiones o signos de hipertensión intracraneal como papiledema [1,[5][6][7][8].…”
Section: Galicia Clínica | Sociedade Galega De Medicina Internaunclassified
“…[10] Así mismo, al margen del tratamiento etiológico, el uso de corticoides está ampliamente aceptado como terapia coadyuvante. [1,[6][7][8] El tratamiento neuroquirúrgico se recomienda en casos de hipertensión intracraneal o compresión del SNC. [10] En el caso de nuestro paciente, éste presentaba múltiples factores de riesgo para el desarrollo de abscesos cerebrales tuberculosos.…”
Section: Discusión Y Conclusionesunclassified