TUBERCULOSIS MENINGITIS WITH OPHTHAL INVOLVEMENT Authors: Karthik R , N.N.ANAND, GANGAPATNAM VS , NITHARSHA, PRASAANTH R, ARVINDRAJ AND CHEJARLA L
ABSTRACT
Patient with TB meningitis associated with vision involvement (opto-chiasmatic arachnoiditis)
when not properly followed up or not early diagnosed or those who didn’t undergo the full
course of treatment, leads to worsening of complication and permanent irreversible vision loss.
This case study presents the outcome of the patient with the above mentioned condition when
diagnosed as soon as the symptom started and underwent full course of treatment.
Keywords: Tuberculosis Meningitis, Optochiasmatic Arachnoiditis, Suprastellar Cistern,
Hydrocephalus, Complication, Vision Loss Publication date: 01/12/2021 https://ijbpas.com/pdf/2021/December/MS_IJBPAS_2021_5788.pdfDownload PDFhttps://doi.org/10.31032/IJBPAS/2021/10.12.5788