Tuberculous meningitis

Japanese: tuberculous meningitis(英語表記)tuberculousmeningitis
Tuberculous meningitis

...E. coli meningitis is commonly seen in infants up to 3 months of age.
[tuberculous meningitis]
This disease differs from meningitis caused by ordinary bacteria in that the cerebrospinal fluid findings are rather mild, but the course is longer, the mortality rate is higher, and treatment is more difficult. In most cases, it develops secondary to tuberculosis foci in the lungs, and sometimes in lymph nodes and kidneys.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "tuberculous meningitis" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…大腸菌性髄膜炎は生後3ヵ月までの乳幼児に多くみられる。
[結核性髄膜炎tuberculous meningitis]
 本症は通常の細菌による髄膜炎と異なり,髄液所見はむしろ軽いが,経過はより遷延し,死亡率はより高く,治療はより困難である。多くは肺,ときにリンパ節や腎臓などの結核病巣から二次的に発症する。…

※「tuberculous meningitis」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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