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Varicella-Zoster Virus Meningitis With Hypoglycorrhachia Mimicking Tuberculous Meningitis: A Case Report.
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- Medulloblastoma masquerading as tuberculous meningitis in a pediatric patient.Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery · 2026Article
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Abstract
Varicella-Zoster virus (VZV) meningitis poses diagnostic challenges and often presents with atypical clinical and laboratory findings. We present a case of VZV meningitis with hypoglycorrhachia mimicking tuberculous meningitis (TBM). A 65-year-old Japanese woman with a past history of successfully treated tuberculosis presented with a persistent headache. Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis showed lymphocytic pleocytosis and hypoglycorrhachia (CSF glucose: 43 mg/dL, CSF-to-serum glucose ratio: 0.34) with borderline elevated adenosine deaminase ADA level (9.1 IU/L), raising concern for TBM. Head computed tomography (CT) was unremarkable, and chest CT showed only calcified nodules consistent with prior tuberculous infection. The patient met the criteria for
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