Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculous meningitis in children
10.3760/cma.j.cn101070-20200217-00173
- VernacularTitle:儿童结核性脑膜炎的诊断与治疗
- Author:
Zeming WANG
1
;
Adong SHEN
Author Information
1. 国家儿童医学中心，首都医科大学附属北京儿童医院，北京市儿科研究所，儿科学国家重点学科，国家呼吸系统疾病临床医学研究中心，儿科重大疾病研究教育部重点实验室，儿童呼吸道感染性疾病研究北京市重点实验室，北京 100045
- From:
Chinese Journal of Applied Clinical Pediatrics
2020;35(10):749-753
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a serious type of extrapulmonary tuberculosis with a high disability rate and mortality, commonly diagnosed in children under 5 years old.It is known that early diagnosis and reasonable treatment can significantly improve the prognosis of TBM in children.Therefore, the strategies on diagnosis and treatment of TBM in children based on published guidelines and researchs were reviewed in this study, in order to provide guidance for its clinical diagnosis and treatment.
