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Table 1 Clinical and CSF Findings for TBM and PTPM Patients

From: Differential diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis from partially-treated pyogenic meningitis by cell ELISA

 

CSF Analysis

Case No.

Age (years)/Sex

TLC

P %

L %

Protein (mg/dl)

Sugar (mg/dl)

CSF:blood sugar ratio

Neck Stiffness

Duration of fever (weeks)

Headache

TBM

          

1*

16/f

30

-

100

83

27

0.32

Present

16

Present

2

8/m

90

5

95

105

30

0.31

Absent

8

Present

3

54/f

25

2

98

47

67

0.54

Absent

3

Present

4

16/f

450

18

82

535

21

0.24

Absent

12

Present

5*

26/m

120

60

38

143

43

0.66

Present

12

Present

6

58/m

14

-

100

68

37

0.44

Present

-

Absent

7

31/f

180

12

88

203

86

0.53

Absent

1

Present

8

55/f

112

10

90

231

22

0.38

Present

4

Present

9

65/m

150

1

99

131

23

0.33

Present

4

Present

10

56/m

121

12

88

217

41

0.47

Present

2

Present

11

7/f

32

35

65

68

31

0.32

Present

4

Present

12

43/f

60

-

100

97

39

0.48

Present

2

Present

PTPM

          

1#

38/m

220

90

10

96

26

0.20

Present

1

Present

2#

63/f

1600

61

38

401

15

0.14

Present

1

Present

3**#

23/m

61

95

5

270

33

0.20

Absent

6

Present

4+Ï€

25/m

180

88

12

203

86

0.53

Present

1

Present

5#

48/m

450

77

32

868

32

0.21

Present

8

Present

6Ï€

14/f

150

84

11

61

38

0.31

Absent

1

Present

7ψ

52/m

140

92

8

471

12

0.14

Absent

-

Absent

8#

56/m

430

80

20

518

17

0.22

Absent

-

Present

9++ψ

6/m

36

82

9

61

107

0.33

Absent

-

Absent

10#

62/f

40

73

27

142

25

0.25

Absent

-

Present

11#

4/m

50

90

5

71

24

0.19

Absent

-

Absent

12Ï€

27/m

200

78

22

131

21

0.18

Absent

2

Present

  1. %P- Polymorphs, % L- Lymphocytes.
  2. *Pulmonary tuberculosis (on chest x-ray) **Consolidation (on chest x-ray)
  3. #Cranial surgery post operative. ψ Post Head injury, π Presented to CIIMS as PTPM.
  4. + gram-negative bacilli observed, ++ gram-positive& non-capsulated cocci pairs observed.