Chest computerized tomography scan findings in 74 children with tuberculous meningitis in southeastern Turkey
This prospective study was done over seven years from 1996 to 2003 to investigate the chest computed tomography scan findings along with other radiologic examinations that included chest roentgenography and cranial computed tomography in children with tuberculous meningitis (TBM). Chest roent...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
2007-10-01
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| Series: | The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics |
| Online Access: | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/2568 |
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| Summary: | This prospective study was done over seven years from 1996 to 2003 to investigate the chest computed tomography scan findings along with other radiologic examinations that included chest roentgenography and cranial computed tomography in children with tuberculous meningitis (TBM). Chest roentgenography demonstrated abnormal findings in 32 cases (43%) (hilar adenopathy, 32%; miliary pattern, 18%; bronchopneumonic infiltrate, 24%), while chest computerized tomography was abnormal in 65 cases (88%; p |
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| ISSN: | 0041-4301 2791-6421 |