How to deal with senile tuberculous meningitis?

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Tuberculous meningitis, referred to as tuberculous meningitis, is a non suppurative inflammation caused by the invasion of the meninges by MTB. It is a part of systemic disseminated miliary tuberculosis, and can also be secondary to bacteremia caused by tuberculosis foci such as lung, lymph node, bone or urinary system. In addition, MTB can break directly into the brain or spinal canal from the tuberculosis focus of skull or spine, causing tuberculous meningitis. How to deal with senile tuberculous meningitis? Let's talk about it

How to deal with senile tuberculous meningitis?

Hormone therapy can be used, but it must be used with effective anti tuberculosis drugs at the same time. The dosage and course of treatment should be moderate. The earlier the patients need to be used, the better. Corticosteroid is suitable for severe patients to control inflammatory reaction and meningeal adhesion. Because hormone has anti-inflammatory, anti allergic, anti toxic and anti fibrotic effects, it can make poisoning symptoms and meningeal irritation symptoms disappear quickly, reduce intracranial pressure and reduce and prevent the occurrence of hydrocephalus.

If you want to use rifampicin, you can take rifampicin 10 mg / kg body weight, once a day, at least 1 hour before or after meals. You can also take liver capturing drugs such as Hugan tablets, 3 times a day, 3-4 tablets each time. It can protect the liver

During the treatment should pay attention to rest, increase nutrition. Need to eat more high protein, high vitamin, easy to digest food. Protein can enhance resistance, and the resistance of older people generally begins to weaken. The digestive system of the elderly is not good, so we should eat more digestible food.

matters needing attention

Establish and improve TB prevention and control institutions at all levels, be responsible for organizing and implementing systematic and comprehensive management of treatment, management and investigation, formulate prevention and control plans according to the epidemic situation and epidemiological characteristics of the region, carry out education, cultivate good living habits, train TB prevention and control technical personnel, and promote social forces to participate in and support TB prevention and control planning and implementation.