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tuberculous meningitis

a complication of tuberculosis resulting from the spread of the tubercle bacilli from the lungs to the brain via the bloodstream. Tuberculous lesions in the subarachnoid space rupture to cause inflammation of the middle and innermost meninges (the arachnoid and pia). The symptoms are the same as those associated with other forms of bacterial meningitis, and hydrocephalus may develop.

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DTs

abbreviation for delirium tremens.