Intracranial XXXX in The Netherlands: four paediatric cases.

@entity1906 @entity1 @entity378 @entity16
Since 1987 a resurgence of @entity378 is occurring in the Netherlands in analogy to the situation in other industralised countries. So far this has not been associated with an increased incidence of @entity1906 , which is still a rare complication of the disease. Four cases of intracranial @entity378 were recently diagnosed in our hospital. All @entity1 were from middle-class Dutch families with no identified risk for @entity378 . An extensive contact identification search could identify a contact in two @entity1 . Two @entity1 were in an advanced stage of disease before diagnosis. Skin tests were repeatedly negative in all cases which delayed treatment in two cases for almost 2 weeks. One @entity1 developing a cerebral tuberculous focus during therapy responded well to a second course of corticosteroids. Three @entity1 developed severe @entity16 . CONCLUSION: This report illustrates that suspicion of intracranial @entity378 is warranted in the case of an ill-defined @entity16 .
