Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculous meningitis in children / 中华实用儿科临床杂志

ABSTRACT

Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a serious type of extrapulmonary tuberculosis with a high disability rate and mortality, commonly diagnosed in children under 5 years old.It is known that early diagnosis and reasonable treatment can significantly improve the prognosis of TBM in children.Therefore, the strategies on diagnosis and treatment of TBM in children based on published guidelines and researchs were reviewed in this study, in order to provide guidance for its clinical diagnosis and treatment.