中枢神经系统感染-tuberculous meningitis.ppt

TUBERCULOUS MENINGITIS 结核性脑膜炎 Tuberculous meningitis is an infection of the membranes 膜covering the brain and spinal cord (meninges). Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis结核分枝杆菌 and is annually responsible for nearly two million deaths worldwide. A third of the worlds population is currently infected with the TB bacillus, and more than eight million new cases are diagnosed each year. Tuberculous meningitis must be considered in patients who present with a confusional state, especially if there is a history of pulmonary tuberculosis, alcoholism, corticosteroi