Preferred Label : tuberculosis, central nervous system;
MeSH definition : Tuberculosis of the brain, spinal cord, or meninges (TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL), most
often caused by MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS and rarely by MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS. The
infection may be limited to the nervous system or coexist in other organs (e.g., TUBERCULOSIS,
PULMONARY). The organism tends to seed the meninges causing a diffuse meningitis and
leads to the formation of TUBERCULOMA, which may occur within the brain, spinal cord,
or perimeningeal spaces. Tuberculous involvement of the vertebral column (TUBERCULOSIS,
SPINAL) may result in nerve root or spinal cord compression. (From Adams et al., Principles
of Neurology, 6th ed, pp717-20);
MeSH synonym : central nervous system tuberculosis;
MeSH annotation : DF: TUBERCULOSIS CNS;
Origin ID : D020306;
UMLS CUI : C0275904;
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Tuberculosis of the brain, spinal cord, or meninges (TUBERCULOSIS, MENINGEAL), most
often caused by MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS and rarely by MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS. The
infection may be limited to the nervous system or coexist in other organs (e.g., TUBERCULOSIS,
PULMONARY). The organism tends to seed the meninges causing a diffuse meningitis and
leads to the formation of TUBERCULOMA, which may occur within the brain, spinal cord,
or perimeningeal spaces. Tuberculous involvement of the vertebral column (TUBERCULOSIS,
SPINAL) may result in nerve root or spinal cord compression. (From Adams et al., Principles
of Neurology, 6th ed, pp717-20)