Child health · UKMLA & AKT
Tuberculous meningitis
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most severe form of extrapulmonary TB, caused by haematogenous spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to the meninges. It demands early clinical suspicion - delay in treatment worsens outcome dramatically.
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