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Journal of Tropical Pediatrics 1992 38(3):116-118; doi:10.1093/tropej/38.3.116
© 1992 by Oxford University Press
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Comparison of Children and Adults with Tuberculous Meningitis in Elazig, Turkey

Çigdem Gökçe, MD*, S. Sirri Kiliç, MD**, Bülent Müngen, MD***, E. Sami Arisoy, MD{dagger}, A. Engin Arisoy, MD{dagger}, Hüseyin Güvenç, MD{dagger}, Özcan Gökçe, MD{dagger}{dagger}, Süleyman Felek, MD** and Sirri Bektas, MD{dagger}

*Departments of Internal Medicine 23200 Elazig, Turkey
**Departments of Infectious Diseases 23200 Elazig, Turkey
***Departments of Neurology 23200 Elazig, Turkey
{dagger}Departments of Pediatrics 23200 Elazig, Turkey
{dagger}{dagger}Departments of Surgery, Firat University Hospital (Arastirma Hastanesi) 23200 Elazig, Turkey

Retrospective evaluation of 16 cases of tuberculous meningitis revealed that BCG vaccination and tuberculin positivity were rare in pediatric as well as adult patients. Children with disease had developmental retardation and a high rate of maternal illiteracy as compared to normal controls.


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