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ArticleCureus2026

Sepsis-Like Presentation of Tuberculous Meningitis With Rapid Neurologic Decline and Spinal Subdural Abscesses: A Case Report.

Risit Datta, Amber Jin, Cesar R Acosta, Kaung Thu, Roxana Lazarescu

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Risit DattaInternal Medicine, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York, USA.
Amber JinInternal Medicine, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York, USA.
Cesar R AcostaInternal Medicine, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, New York, USA.
Kaung ThuInternal Medicine, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, New York, USA.
Roxana LazarescuInternal Medicine, Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, New York, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is the most severe form of central nervous system tuberculosis and carries high morbidity and mortality. We report a 35-year-old man from Ecuador who presented with sepsis-like systemic symptoms and rapidly progressive neurological deficits. Initial imaging revealed cavitary pulmonary lesions and hilar lymphadenopathy, suggestive of pulmonary tuberculosis. Neurological deterioration prompted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain and cervical spine, demonstrating communicating hydrocephalus, basilar leptomeningeal enhancement, diffuse cervical cord edema, and multiple rim-enhancing subdural abscesses. Diagnosis was confirmed via bronchoalveolar lavage positive for

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magnetic resonance imagingrapid quadriparesissepsis-like illnessspinal subdural abscesstuberculous meningitis (tbm)

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PMID41798578
PMCPMC12962403

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