Catalog
Tuberculous meningitis
Link to WHO Definition
Tuberculous meningitis – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1820468614
A disease of the meninges, caused by an infection with the bacteria Mycobacterium tuberculosis. This disease is characterised by fever, headache, or neurological deficits. Transmission is through haematogenous spread to the meninges after inhalation of infected respiratory secretions. Confirmation is by identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the cerebrospinal fluid.