ETV in tuberculous meningitis with hydrocephalus and allergic reaction to VP shunt: a case report

• Main Authors: Rohadi M Rosyidi, Bambang Priyanto, Muhammad Arifin Parenrengi
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; English
• Published: Medip Academy 2019
• Subjects: R Medicine (General); RD Surgery
• Online Access: http://repository.unair.ac.id/93433/1/2019%20-%205125-22683-1-PB.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/93433/2/16%20-%20ETV%20in%20Tuberculous%20%28Reviewer%201%29.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/93433/3/ETV%20in%20tuberculous%20meningitis%20with%20hydrocephalus%20and%20allergic%20reaction%20to%20VP%20shunt%20a%20case%20report.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/93433/; https://www.msjonline.org/index.php/ijrms/article/view/5125; http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20185398
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Hydrocephalus is one of the most common complications of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) occurring in up to 85% of patients with the disease. The placement of a ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt is the most common form of treatment for hydrocephalus in tuberculous meningitis (TBM). Although allergic reac...