1. Primary diffuse leptomeningeal primitive neuroectodermal tumor presenting as chronic meningitis.
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Koshy, K, Kulkarni, G, Nandeesh, B, and Taalapalli, A
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MENINGITIS treatment , *MENINGITIS diagnosis , *BIOPSY , *DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis , *HEADACHE , *MENINGITIS , *COMPUTED tomography , *NEUROECTODERMAL tumors , *MAGNETIC resonance imaging , *CRYPTOCOCCUS neoformans , *MENINGEAL cancer , *CHEMORADIOTHERAPY , *PANCYTOPENIA , *ANTITUBERCULAR agents , *SEIZURES (Medicine) , *SEPSIS , *NAUSEA , *CEREBROSPINAL fluid shunts ,CHRONIC disease diagnosis - Abstract
Primary diffuse leptomeningeal primitive neuroectodermal tumor is a rare meningeal neoplasm which can masquerade as chronic meningitis. While the clinical presentation and radiological features may provide a clue to this condition, meningeal biopsy is essential to clinch the diagnosis. A high index of suspicion and a low threshold for re-evaluating cases of neuroinfection that do not respond to empirical therapy are essential in this scenario. We present the case of a nine year old boy who was initiated on antituberculous treatment for chronic meningitis with hydrocephalus. Meningeal biopsy revealed a primary diffuse leptomeningeal primitive neuroectodermal tumor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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