[Tuberculous meningitis. A case with severe ocular complications]. / Meningite tubercolare. Un caso con gravi complicanze oculari.

ABSTRACT

Tuberculosis in the world is the mean cause of death from single infectious agent. It is reported increase not only in underdeveloped countries but in developed too. Tuberculosis meningitis is a very serious form of tuberculosis. Outcome in tuberculosis meningitis is associated with the stage of the disease at presentation. When the child at presentation is extremely ill with coma the completely recovery is seen only in about 20% of cases. In our case patient had severe ocular complications optochiasmatic tuberculomas. It is difficult recognize the two forms of tuberculomas intra- and perichiasmatic even with RNM. The good response at intrathecal therapy with recovery of the visus proves the perichiamsatic localitation of tuberculomas.