| Tuberculous meningitis in pregnancy--implications for mother and fetus: case report and literature review. | |
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PMID: 10582863 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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The objective of this article is to report an illustrative case of tuberculous meningitis in pregnancy and review the recent literature outlining management and outcome of this devastating disease. A MEDLINE database search for English and French language articles dating back to 1966 was conducted and supplemented by reviewing the references of key articles and textbooks. An article was included if it described a case of tuberculous meningitis during pregnancy or explained the management of this disease. The search yielded a total of 17 articles, case reports, and reviews relating to tuberculous meningitis and/or pregnancy. Six authors describe cases and outcomes of tuberculous meningitis during pregnancy to give a total of 55 cases. Twenty-one patients died of their disease (38.2%), while 15 fetal or neonatal deaths have been reported (36.6%). Tuberculous meningitis is an insidious disease presenting a diagnostic challenge to even an astute practitioner. When recognized early and treated effectively with modern antituberculous medication, prognosis for mother and child is greatly improved. |
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Authors:
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M R Prévost; K M Fung Kee Fung |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Review |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of maternal-fetal medicine Volume: 8 ISSN: 1057-0802 ISO Abbreviation: J Matern Fetal Med Publication Date: 1999 Nov-Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2000-01-07 Completed Date: 2000-01-07 Revised Date: 2005-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9211288 Medline TA: J Matern Fetal Med Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 289-94 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital, Ontario, Canada. |
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Adult Anti-Bacterial Agents Antitubercular Agents / analysis, therapeutic use Delivery, Obstetric Drug Therapy, Combination / therapeutic use Female Humans Infant, Newborn MEDLINE Magnetic Resonance Imaging Milk, Human / chemistry Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / cerebrospinal fluid, diagnosis, therapy* Tuberculosis, Meningeal / cerebrospinal fluid, diagnosis, therapy* |
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0/Anti-Bacterial Agents; 0/Antitubercular Agents |
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