Clinical and Laboratory Factors in the Differential Diagnosis of Tuberculous and Cryptococcal Meningitis in Adult HIV-Negative Patients (P04.239)
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OBJECTIVE: Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) can present in a similar way to tuberculous meningitis (TBM), with a chronic or subacute course, and similar clinical features and CSF characteristics. It is difficult to make differential diagnosis bwteen TBM and CM when smear is negative.
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OBJECTIVE: Cryptococcal meningitis (CM) can present in a similar way to tuberculous meningitis (TBM), with a chronic or subacute course, and similar clinical features and CSF characteristics. It is difficult to make differential diagnosis bwteen TBM and CM when smear is negative.
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Cryptococcal meningitisTuberculous meningitisMedicineDifferential diagnosisHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)Differential (mechanical device)MeningitisImmunology
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