Central Nervous System Tuberculosis Presenting as Ventriculitis in an Immunocompetent Patient: A Diagnostic Challenge

Although tuberculosis is commonly identified as a respiratory disease, its extrapulmonary manifestations, particularly in the Central Nervous System (CNS), pose significant diagnostic and treatment challenges. This report discusses a 73-year-old woman who presented with a month-long fever and two da...

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Principais autores:	Cherisha Selvaraj, O Johnson, C Kailash, Iqbal Nayyar
Formato:	Artigo
Idioma:	Inglês
Publicado em:	JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 2026-05-01
coleção:	Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research
Assuntos:	anti-tubercular therapy cerebrospinal fluid cartridge-based nucleic acid amplification test tuberculosis meningitis tuberculous ventriculitis
Acesso em linha:	https://www.jcdr.net/articles/PDF/23181/80416_CE[Ra1]_PD(OM)_PF1(KA)_F(NK)_PF1redo(KA_NK)_PFA_NC(IS)_PN(IS).pdf
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