Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in the Central Nervous System Mimicking Metastatic Process

• Main Authors: Dika Chandra Bintari, -, Djohan Ardiansyah, -, Paulus Sugianto, -
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Vasile Goldis Western University of Arad 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RC Internal medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.unair.ac.id/119926/2/Artikel%2014.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/119926/3/Karil%2014.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/119926/6/Similarity.pdf; https://repository.unair.ac.id/119926/; https://annalsofrscb.ro/index.php/journal/article/view/10076
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection is a global health issue. Tuberculosis (TB) on the central nervous system (CNS) is a severe form of the disease which entails mortality rate of 15-40%. CNS TB infection results from lymphohematogenous spread and could mimic metastases, thus, diagnosis often...