Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System
Infectious Disease, Immunization & Surveillance
Tier C
განმარტება · Definition
Tuberculosis of the brain, spinal cord, or meninges (TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL), most often caused by MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS and rarely by MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS. The infection may be limited to the nervous system or coexist in other organs (e.g., TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY). The organism tends to seed the meninges causing a diffuse meningitis and leads to the formation of TUBERCULOMA, which may occur
ციტირება · Cite this entry:
Pkhakadze G. Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System. In: Georgian Dictionary of Public Health (Chapter 5). Georgian Medical Journal. 2026. Available from: https://news.gmj.ge/dictionary/tuberculosis-central-nervous-system/
Pkhakadze G. Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System. In: Georgian Dictionary of Public Health (Chapter 5). Georgian Medical Journal. 2026. Available from: https://news.gmj.ge/dictionary/tuberculosis-central-nervous-system/
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