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Analysis of 18FDG PET/CT Imaging as a Tool for Studying Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection and Treatment in Non-human Primates
Published on: September 5, 2017
[Tuberculosis of the central nervous system]
Evelien van Kempen1,2, Linda Schuurman3, Roos Cuperus1
1Juliana Kinderziekenhuis, HagaZiekenhuis, Den Haag.
Abstract:
In the Netherlands, 600 patients are diagnosed with tuberculosis annually, especially refugees and migrants. After arrival in the Netherlands, they are screened with a chest X-ray. However, 45% of patients present with extrapulmonary tuberculosis. We present a case of a 9 year old boy from Eritrea with tuberculosis of the central nervous system. When central nervous system tuberculosis is suspected, further diagnostic testing should be done and therapy started as soon as possible to prevent mortality and morbidity.
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