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An extraneural focus of tuberculosis should be sought clinically and. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Tuberculous meningitis is caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis. In many cases, patients with meningitis have abnormalities on a chest radiograph. Infeccion por micobacterias del sistema nervioso central. Bij 253 vietnamese hivgeinfecteerde patienten met tuberculeuze meningitis overleden 76. Smoking, secondhand smoke and crowded living conditions also increase the risk for some kinds of. However, people with specific health problems are at greater risk of. Nederlandse vereniging van artsen voor longziekten en tuberculose nvalt. Tuberculous meningitis is the most serious form of presentation of m. Richtlijn medicamenteuze behandeling van tuberculose nvalt. Meningitis tuberculosa manifestaciones clinicas 12 sem. Additionally, people with weak immune systems are more at risk for meningitis.