TBM

4 yr old boy presents with fever 6days headache 3dayas and vomiting one day. He is irritable. He has difficulty in using his rt leg since one day.

Wt 10 kg, ht 106 cm hc 50 cm

His cbc 14000/mm3

Hb10 gm%

Plt 3lakhs

Sgpt 56 iu

Creatinine. 0.8mg%

Csf shows

100 cell lymph 80%

Protein 130 mg%

Sugar 40 mg%

Rbs 86mg%

Csf gram stain awaited

Cbnaat send

Cxr normal

Mtb culture sent

Bacterial culture send

Viral elisa sent

CT scan infarct lt ic

Diagnosis

TBM

How do you justify your dx?

 


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Symptoms  >5days

Focal deficit

Csf lymphocytic pleocytosis

Ct infarct

 

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How to treat TBM?

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About Dr. Jayaprakash

Asst. Prof. of Pediatrics, ICH. Institute of Child Health. Gov. Medical College Kottayam. Kerala, India.

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