High levels of neurological involvement but low mortality in miliary tuberculosis: a 6-year case-series from the UK

Venkatraman Navin, King Thomas, Bell David, Woltmann Gerrit, Wiselka Martin, Abubakar Ibrahim, Pareek Manish

Source: Eur Respir J 2016; 47:1578-1581
Journal Issue: May
Disease area: Respiratory infections

Full text journal articlePDF journal article, handout or slides

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
Venkatraman Navin, King Thomas, Bell David, Woltmann Gerrit, Wiselka Martin, Abubakar Ibrahim, Pareek Manish. High levels of neurological involvement but low mortality in miliary tuberculosis: a 6-year case-series from the UK. Eur Respir J 2016; 47:1578-1581

You must login to share this Presentation/Article on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email.

Member's Comments

No comment yet.
You must Login to comment this presentation.


Related content which might interest you:
Tuberculous (TB) lymphadenitis: risk factors, diagnosis and outcomes in a low TB incidence area
Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Clinical tuberculosis
Year: 2009

A retrospective study of the presentation, diagnosis and outcomes of miliary tuberculosis at a UK centre
Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Clinical tuberculosis
Year: 2007


Prognostic factors associated with long-term mortality in 1445 patients with nontuberculous mycobacterial pulmonary disease: a 15-year follow-up study
Source: Eur Respir J, 55 (1) 1900798; 10.1183/13993003.00798-2019
Year: 2020



Postoperative morbidity and mortality after pneumonectomy (PE) in pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients: a 5-year experience
Source: International Congress 2019 – Thoracic surgery
Year: 2019


Non-tuberculous mycobacterium infection in adult patients: a 10-year single-centre experience
Source: International Congress 2019 – Clinical investigations of non-TB mycobacterial infection
Year: 2019

Post tuberculosis sequelae in patients treated for tuberculosis: An observational study at a tertiary care center of a high TB burden country
Source: International Congress 2018 – Pulmonary tuberculosis: long term complications, rehabilitation and challenges
Year: 2018


A review of paediatric tuberculosis in Denmark: 10-year trend, 2000–2009
Source: Eur Respir J 2014; 43: 863-871
Year: 2014



Predictors of mortality in otherwise healthy patients with pulmonary tuberculosis: A retrospective cohort study
Source: International Congress 2014 – Tuberculosis: epidemiology and public health
Year: 2014


Nutritional deficit as a negative prognostic factor in patients with miliary tuberculosis
Source: Eur Respir J 2008; 32: 1031-1036
Year: 2008



Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis in France: prevalence, associated chronic pulmonary diseases and prognosis in a 10-year retrospective study of the French nationwide administrative hospital database.
Source: International Congress 2019 – Clinical challenges in respiratory infection
Year: 2019

5-year survival of patients with nontuberculous mycobacteria pulmonary disease (NTM-PD)–data from Croatian national registry
Source: International Congress 2017 – Microbiology and laboratory techniques to monitor NTM infections
Year: 2017


The indications and role of paediatric bronchoscopy in a middle income country, with high incidence of pulmonary tuberculosis and HIV
Source: International Congress 2016 – Paediatric bronchology II
Year: 2016

Active tuberculosis and lung cancer: a 6-year retrospective study
Source: International Congress 2018 – Tuberculosis comorbidities
Year: 2018


The side effects, the outcome and the mortality of anti-tuberculosis treatment in dialyzed patients: A 10-year retrospective analysis
Source: International Congress 2015 – Treatment of TB (MDR-TB): co-morbidities, adverse effects and outcomes
Year: 2015

Study of isoniazid-resistant tuberculosis including outcomes in a high prevalence area in London
Source: Annual Congress 2012 - MDR- and XDR-TB: clinical and public health experiences
Year: 2012


Clinical management and outcome of childhood lung abscess (LA): A 15-year experience
Source: Annual Congress 2011 - Paediatric respiratory infection: signs, symptoms and sequelae
Year: 2011

Increased incidence of nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) in the Gloucestershire region, UK: a retrospective study
Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Aetiology of respiratory infections: mycobacteria and fungi
Year: 2008


Incidence, comorbidity and survival rate of hypersensitivity pneumonitis: a national population-based study
Source: ERJ Open Res, 5 (4) 00259-2018; 10.1183/23120541.00259-2018
Year: 2019



Lobectomy or pneumonectomy for multidrug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis can be performed with acceptable morbidity and mortality: a seven-year review of a single institution‘s experience
Source: Annual Congress 2008 - Surgical treatment of lung tuberculosis
Year: 2008