Vaziri Siavash, Soleiman-Meigooni Saeed, Rajabi Jalil, Asgari Ali
Department of Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran.
Infectious Diseases Research Center, AJA University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Int J Mycobacteriol. 2016 Jun;5(2):231-4. doi: 10.1016/j.ijmyco.2016.02.008. Epub 2016 Mar 12.
Tuberculous ventriculitis is an inflammatory infection of the ventricular system of the brain, and is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis. We herein present the case of an immunocompromised patient with brain tuberculomas who developed ventriculitis during treatment. The patient was successfully treated with a high dose of steroid, long-term antituberculosis drugs, and aggressive supportive care.
结核性脑室炎是一种脑部脑室系统的炎症性感染,由结核分枝杆菌引起。我们在此报告一例免疫功能低下的脑结核瘤患者在治疗期间发生脑室炎的病例。该患者通过大剂量类固醇、长期抗结核药物及积极的支持治疗而成功治愈。