Tuberculous Meningitis during Chemotherapy for Advanced Gastric Cancer

Conclusion: To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of tuberculous meningitis during chemotherapy for advanced gastric cancer, suggesting that subacute onset of fever followed by disturbance of consciousness may indicate the possibility of tuberculous meningitis even without typical signs of meningitis including headache or meningeal irritation.Case Rep Oncol 2018;11:228 –233
Source: Case Reports in Oncology - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research