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There are no other specific imaging findings which may help to diagnose bacterial meningitis. However, plain radiograph of skull in patients with a known history of trauma may give a clue about the source of infection. Chest radiograph may be used to look for signs of strept pneumoniae or tuberculosis. | There are no other specific imaging findings which may help to diagnose bacterial meningitis. However, plain radiograph of skull in patients with a known history of trauma may give a clue about the source of infection. Chest radiograph may be used to look for signs of strept pneumoniae or tuberculosis.<ref name="pmid25110618">{{cite journal| author=Chin JH| title=Tuberculous meningitis: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. | journal=Neurol Clin Pract | year= 2014 | volume= 4 | issue= 3 | pages= 199-205 | pmid=25110618 | doi=10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000023 | pmc=4121465 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25110618 }} </ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Aysha Anwar, M.B.B.S[2]
Overview
There are no other specific imaging findings which may help to diagnose bacterial meningitis. However, plain radiograph of skull in patients with a known history of trauma may give a clue about the source of infection. Chest radiograph may be used to look for signs of strept pneumoniae or tuberculosis.[1]
Other imaging findings
There are no other specific imaging findings which may help to diagnose bacterial meningitis. However, plain radiograph of skull in patients with a known history of trauma may give a clue about the source of infection. Chest radiograph may be used to look for signs of strept pneumoniae or tuberculosis.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chin JH (2014). "Tuberculous meningitis: Diagnostic and therapeutic challenges". Neurol Clin Pract. 4 (3): 199–205. doi:10.1212/CPJ.0000000000000023. PMC 4121465. PMID 25110618.