QuantiFERON: An early diagnostic tool for cerebral tuberculosis.

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  • Iguchi Masahiro
    Department of Neurology, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine
  • Maruyama Kenji
    Department of Neurology, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine
  • Tsutsumi Yukiko
    Department of Neurology, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine
  • Uchiyama Shinichiro
    Department of Neurology, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine
  • Iwata Makoto
    Department of Neurology, Tokyo Women's Medical University School of Medicine

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  • ＱｕａｎｔｉＦＥＲＯＮが早期診断に有用であった神経結核症
  • 症例報告 QuantiFERONが早期診断に有用であった神経結核症
  • ショウレイ ホウコク QuantiFERON ガ ソウキ シンダン ニ ユウヨウ デ アッタ シンケイ ケッカクショウ

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Abstract

Two cases (a 33-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man) were diagnosed as having cerebral tuberculosis. Case 1 was tuberculoma with miliary tuberculosis complicating cranial nerve palsies, and case 2 was tuberculous meningitis. Early diagnosis was difficult, because smear and PCR were negative. Culture was finally positive after several weeks. QuantiFERON were positive prior to the culture results in both cases. This reaction suggested tuberculous infection. QuantiFERON is useful for diagnosing cerebral tuberculosis at an early stage.<br>

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  • Rinsho Shinkeigaku

    Rinsho Shinkeigaku 48 (4), 259-262, 2008

    Societas Neurologica Japonica

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