TB meningitis

Introduction: TB meningitis

Description of TB meningitis

TB meningitis (medical condition): Tuberculous meningitis is an infection of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord caused by Koch's bacillus.

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Tuberculous meningitis:
  »Introduction: Tuberculous meningitis
  »Symptoms of Tuberculous meningitis
  »Causes of Tuberculous meningitis
  »Treatments for Tuberculous meningitis

TB meningitis: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for TB meningitis:

• Meningitis (154 causes)

TB meningitis: Rare Disease

Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)

TB meningitis is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that TB meningitis, or a subtype of TB meningitis, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

TB meningitis as a Disease

TB meningitis: Another name for Tuberculous meningitis (or close medical condition association).
  »Introduction: Tuberculous meningitis
  »Symptoms of Tuberculous meningitis
  »Causes of Tuberculous meningitis
  »Treatments for Tuberculous meningitis

Causes of TB meningitis

Some of the causes of TB meningitis are included in the list below:

• Tuberculous meningitis is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacteria that causes tuberculosis. The bacteria spreads to the brain from another site in the body
• AIDS
• Excessive alcohol use
• Other disorders that compromise the immune system
• Pulmonary tuberculosis

Read more about causes of TB meningitis (Tuberculous meningitis)

Symptoms of TB meningitis (Tuberculous meningitis)

Some of the symptoms of TB meningitis incude:

• Fever
• Headache
• Stiff neck
• Aching muscles
• Nausea

See full list of 13 symptoms of TB meningitis (Tuberculous meningitis)

Treatments for TB meningitis (Tuberculous meningitis)

Treatments for TB meningitis (Tuberculous meningitis) include:

• Treatment involves several antitubercular drugs at the same time, as it does for pulmonary tuberculosis. Treatment usually lasts for at least 12 months. Systemic steroids may also be used

Read more about treatments for TB meningitis

Treatment of TB meningitis: For more treatment information about TB meningitis, see treatment of Tuberculous meningitis (TB meningitis)

TB meningitis: Related Disease Topics

These medical disease topics may be related to TB meningitis:

• inflammation of the leptomeninges
• inflammation of the underlying subarachnoid cerebrospinal fluid
• bacterial meningitis
• meningococcal meningitis
• pneumococcal meningitis
• Neisseria meningitidis
• N meningitidis
• Streptococcus pneumoniae
• S pneumoniae
• Listeria monocytogenes
• L monocytogenes
• group B streptococci
• Haemophilus influenzae

Terms associated with TB meningitis:

Terms Similar to TB meningitis:

• Tubercular meningitis
• Tuberculous meningitis

Source - NIH

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