Variabilidad en las manifestaciones clínicas de la meningoencefalitis por tuberculosis
Abstract: With the objective of describing clinical manifestations in patients with meningeal encephalitis due to tuberculosis (TBC), a descriptive, retrospective study was made by reviewing clinical histories of 15 adult patients with a diagnosis of TBC in the SAHUM neurology service from January 2...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:f476530310d5453089407182ff6e8413 2023-10-01T03:54:20+02:00 Variabilidad en las manifestaciones clínicas de la meningoencefalitis por tuberculosis Soto María Cristina Ferrer Ocando Olmedo Ferrer Ocando Yenny Hernández Pernía Armando Arteaga de Vizcaíno Melvis Ferrer Ocando Arelis González Liliam 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doaj.org/article/f476530310d5453089407182ff6e8413 EN ES eng spa Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales https://drive.google.com/file/d/11kyb3mujnXa6yApDJhqPd4FpwGoQuPLG/view https://doaj.org/toc/0075-5222 https://doaj.org/toc/2477-9628 0075-5222 2477-9628 https://doaj.org/article/f476530310d5453089407182ff6e8413 Kasmera, Vol 38, Iss 1, Pp 7-17 (2010) Meningoencefalitis Tuberculosis Síndrome meníngeo Líquido Cefalorraquídeo Meningeal encephalitis meningeal syndrome cerebrospinal fluid Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 article 2010 ftdoajarticles 2023-09-03T00:40:50Z Abstract: With the objective of describing clinical manifestations in patients with meningeal encephalitis due to tuberculosis (TBC), a descriptive, retrospective study was made by reviewing clinical histories of 15 adult patients with a diagnosis of TBC in the SAHUM neurology service from January 2002 to December 2008. Age, sex, clinical manifestations, hospitalization and treatment were analyzed. Of the 15 patients, 10 (66.67%) were female, 9 (60.0%) were between 20 and 29 years of age; 53.34% came from the Mara and Páez Municipalities. The clinical manifestations were: headache and nape of the neck rigidity, 14 (93.33%); alteration of consciousness, 13 (86.67%); alteration of mental state, 7 (46.66%); convulsions, 8 (53.33%); intracranial hypertension, 5 (33.33%); motor deficit, 3 (20.00%); alteration of cranial pairs, 2 (13.33%) as a false locator sign and diplopia, 2 (13.33%). Cytochemical study of the cerebrospinal fluid revealed hypoglycorrhachia in 100.00% of the patients. Ziehl Neelsen coloration was positive in 1 (6.67%). Six patients (40.00%) had had the disease for more than 1 month. Conclusions were that the clinical manifestations of meningeal encephalitis due to TBC are diverse, with the meningeal syndrome as the most frequent. Resumen: Con el objetivo de describir las manifestaciones clínicas de pacientes con meningoencefalitis por tuberculosis (TBC), se realizó un estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo mediante la revisión de historias clínicas de 15 pacientes adultos, evaluados por el servicio de Neurología en el SAHUM durante el periodo de Enero 2002 a Diciembre 2008. Se analizó: edad, sexo, procedencia, manifestaciones clínicas, tiempo entre el inicio de los síntomas y la hospitalización y tratamiento. De los 15 pacientes, 10 (66,67%) fueron de sexo femenino, 9 (60,0%) entre 20 y 29 años de edad. El 53,34% eran procedentes de los Municipios Mara y Páez. Las manifestaciones clínicas fueron; cefalea y rigidez de nuca 14 (93,33%), alteración de la consciencia 13 (86,67%), alteración mental 7 ... Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Mara ENVELOPE(132.133,132.133,62.267,62.267) |
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Abstract: With the objective of describing clinical manifestations in patients with meningeal encephalitis due to tuberculosis (TBC), a descriptive, retrospective study was made by reviewing clinical histories of 15 adult patients with a diagnosis of TBC in the SAHUM neurology service from January 2002 to December 2008. Age, sex, clinical manifestations, hospitalization and treatment were analyzed. Of the 15 patients, 10 (66.67%) were female, 9 (60.0%) were between 20 and 29 years of age; 53.34% came from the Mara and Páez Municipalities. The clinical manifestations were: headache and nape of the neck rigidity, 14 (93.33%); alteration of consciousness, 13 (86.67%); alteration of mental state, 7 (46.66%); convulsions, 8 (53.33%); intracranial hypertension, 5 (33.33%); motor deficit, 3 (20.00%); alteration of cranial pairs, 2 (13.33%) as a false locator sign and diplopia, 2 (13.33%). Cytochemical study of the cerebrospinal fluid revealed hypoglycorrhachia in 100.00% of the patients. Ziehl Neelsen coloration was positive in 1 (6.67%). Six patients (40.00%) had had the disease for more than 1 month. Conclusions were that the clinical manifestations of meningeal encephalitis due to TBC are diverse, with the meningeal syndrome as the most frequent. Resumen: Con el objetivo de describir las manifestaciones clínicas de pacientes con meningoencefalitis por tuberculosis (TBC), se realizó un estudio descriptivo, retrospectivo mediante la revisión de historias clínicas de 15 pacientes adultos, evaluados por el servicio de Neurología en el SAHUM durante el periodo de Enero 2002 a Diciembre 2008. Se analizó: edad, sexo, procedencia, manifestaciones clínicas, tiempo entre el inicio de los síntomas y la hospitalización y tratamiento. De los 15 pacientes, 10 (66,67%) fueron de sexo femenino, 9 (60,0%) entre 20 y 29 años de edad. El 53,34% eran procedentes de los Municipios Mara y Páez. Las manifestaciones clínicas fueron; cefalea y rigidez de nuca 14 (93,33%), alteración de la consciencia 13 (86,67%), alteración mental 7 ... |
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Soto María Cristina Ferrer Ocando Olmedo Ferrer Ocando Yenny Hernández Pernía Armando Arteaga de Vizcaíno Melvis Ferrer Ocando Arelis González Liliam |
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Soto María Cristina Ferrer Ocando Olmedo Ferrer Ocando Yenny Hernández Pernía Armando Arteaga de Vizcaíno Melvis Ferrer Ocando Arelis González Liliam |
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Variabilidad en las manifestaciones clínicas de la meningoencefalitis por tuberculosis |
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Variabilidad en las manifestaciones clínicas de la meningoencefalitis por tuberculosis |
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Variabilidad en las manifestaciones clínicas de la meningoencefalitis por tuberculosis |
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Variabilidad en las manifestaciones clínicas de la meningoencefalitis por tuberculosis |
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Variabilidad en las manifestaciones clínicas de la meningoencefalitis por tuberculosis |
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variabilidad en las manifestaciones clínicas de la meningoencefalitis por tuberculosis |
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Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales |
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