ICD-11 definition : A disease of the meninges, caused by an infection with the bacteria Mycobacterium
tuberculosis. This disease is characterized by fever, headache, or neurological deficits.
Transmission is through haematogenous spread to the meninges after inhalation of infected
respiratory secretions. Confirmation is by identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
in the cerebrospinal fluid.;
A disease of the meninges, caused by an infection with the bacteria Mycobacterium
tuberculosis. This disease is characterized by fever, headache, or neurological deficits.
Transmission is through haematogenous spread to the meninges after inhalation of infected
respiratory secretions. Confirmation is by identification of Mycobacterium tuberculosis
in the cerebrospinal fluid.