Fibrinolytic agents in the treatment of tuberculous meningitis

Fibrinolytic Agents in the Treatment of Tuberculous Meningitis.

Treatment of tuberculous meningitis.

When isoniazid is used for the chemotherapy of tuberculous meningitis the need for intrathecal therapy is controversial. A Scottish Joint Committee (1957) concluded from a comparative trial, including both adults and children, that intrathecal streptomycin is not now an essential part of the treatment. But, in fact, all the patients reported did receive intrathecal streptomycin for at least one...

The streptomycin treatment of tuberculous meningitis.

Streptomycin is the antibiotic principle prepared from Streptomyces griseus, and it is active against a wide range of bacteria. Its chief interest lies in its activity against M. tuberculosis. The scarcity of streptomycin in this country has led in the main to its use only in conditions for which no other form of treatment 1s available, and of these conditions in children tuberculous meningitis...

Use of urokinase in the treatment of tuberculous meningitis hydrocephalus.

We present a patient with hydrocephalus after tuberculous meningitis successfully treated with urokinase. She presented with multiple episodes of headache, fever, and vomiting. She underwent external ventricular drainage and was treated with urokinase in addition to dexamethasone, acetazolamide, and 4 antituberculous drugs. She was evaluated clinically, radiologically, and by laboratory work-up...

Treatment of tuberculous meningitis with streptomycin.