Tuberculous and brucellosis meningitis differential diagnosis


Erdem H., Senbayrak S., Gencer S., Hasbun R., Karahocagil M. K., Sengoz G., ...Daha Fazla

TRAVEL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE, cilt.13, sa.2, ss.185-191, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 13 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2015
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2015.02.008
  • Dergi Adı: TRAVEL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.185-191
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Brucellosis, Tuberculosis, Meningitis, Diagnosis, NEUROBRUCELLOSIS, FEATURES
  • Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background: The Thwaites and Lancet scoring systems have been used in the rapid diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis (TBM). However, brucellar meningoencephalitis (BME) has similar characteristics with TBM. The ultimate aim of this study is to infer data to see if BME should be included in the differential diagnosis of TBM when these two systems suggest the presence of TBM.