# Fatal tuberculous brain abscesses in an immunocompetent woman

**Authors:** Hassen Ben Ghezala, Salah Snouda

PMC · DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2015.20.372.6404 · The Pan African Medical Journal · 2015-04-15

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- **Diseases:** comatose (MESH:D003128), Tuberculous encephalitis (MESH:D004660), died (MESH:D003643), brain temporal abscess (MESH:D001922), confusion (MESH:D003221), ventricles (MESH:D002551), Tuberculosis (MESH:D014376), fever (MESH:D005334), lymphocytic pleocytosis (MESH:D007964), Vvrmian abscess (MESH:D000038), tuberculous meningoenpahlitis (MESH:D014390), hydrocephalus (MESH:D006849), neck stiffness (MESH:D006258), neurologic complications (MESH:D002493)
- **Chemicals:** acyclovir (MESH:D000212), cefotaxim (MESH:D002439)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606], Dipturus trachyderma (ray, species) [taxon 255564]

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