Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: CNS co-infections by pyogenic and tuberculosis are uncommon infectious processes, with few cases reported to date. These superadded bacterial infections during CNS tuberculosis present usually atypical clinical manifestations. Bacterial meningitis is a rare but severe complication of patients with spondylodiscitis. CNS tuberculosis has a broad spectrum of disease patterns and a high risk of complications and mortality. Although bacterial infection of the central nervous system (CNS) is a lifethreatening neurological emergency only few papers reported. Here We report a case of 48 year old diabetic male who was diagnosed with Neurotuberculosis with bacterial meningitis and cervical spondylodiscitis and treated with both Antibiotics and Anti-Tuberculous drugs and patient improved symptomatically. Keywords: Bacterial meningitis, TB Meningitis, Cervical Spondylodiscitis, Anti-Tuberculous drugs.
Author: Dr Vidhya. B
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4403169862