A Fatal Case of Tuberculosis Meningitis in Previously Health Children

Manuela Colosimo; Antonella Caruso; Salvatore Nisticò; Pasquale Minchella; Antonio Cutruzzolà; Simona Paola Tiburzi; Virginia Vescio; Filippo Luciani; Gianmarco Marcianò; Luca Gallelli

doi:10.3390/pediatric14020024

A Fatal Case of Tuberculosis Meningitis in Previously Health Children

Pediatr Rep. 2022 Apr 9;14(2):175-180. doi: 10.3390/pediatric14020024.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Operative Unit of Microbiology and Virology, Pugliese Ciaccio Hospital, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
² Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
³ Operative Unit of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care, "Pugliese Ciaccio" Hospital, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
⁴ Operative Unit of Neurology, "Pugliese Ciaccio" Hospital, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
⁵ Infectious Diseases Unit of Annunziata Hospital, 87100 Cosenza, Italy.
⁶ Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacovigilance Unit Mater Domini Hospital, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
⁷ Medifarmagen SRL, Mater Domini Hospital, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.
⁸ Research Centre FAS@UMG, Department of Health Sciences, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.

Abstract

Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is a severe form of tuberculosis. We report the development of fatal TBM in a 2-year-old previously healthy child, suggesting that TBM must be evaluated in children of all ages with non-specific symptoms of central nervous involvement because a diagnostic delay induces a negative prognosis.

Keywords: non-specific symptoms; tuberculous meningitis; young.

Publication types

Case Reports