Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2019
A patient is being treated in the tuberculosis clinic. Throughout the last 3 weeks he has been suffering from headaches of increasing intensity. Neurological examination detects nuchal rigidity without focal signs. Make the provisional diagnosis:
Answer options
- Myelitis
- Chorea minor
- Tuberculous meningitis
- Convexital arachnoiditis
- Brain tumor
Correct answer
Tuberculous meningitis
Explanation
A patient is being treated in the tuberculosis clinic. Throughout the last 3 weeks he has been suffering from headaches of increasing intensity. Neurological examination detects nuchal rigidity without focal signs. Make the provisional diagnosis:
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