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Indian Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics 3/2024

23-09-2023 | Meningitis | Scientific Letter

Cerebrospinal Fluid Leucine Rich Alpha-2 Glycoprotein in Children with Tubercular Meningitis with their Diagnostic and Prognostic Significance: A Prospective Study

Authors: Rajniti Prasad, Hemlata Verma, Ragini Srivastava, Aishwarya, Animesh Kumar

Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 3/2024

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To the Editor: Tubercular meningitis accounts for about 5% of all cases of tuberculosis, which occurs mostly due to hematogenous spread of tubercular bacilli to meninges and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) [1]. Leucine rich alpha 2 glycoprotein (LRG) is a newer protein molecule that has been discovered to play an important role in the pathogenesis of meningitis [2, 3]. …
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Chong PF, Sakai Y, Torisu H, et al. Leucine-rich alpha-2 glycoprotein in the cerebrospinal fluid is a potential inflammatory biomarker for meningitis. J Neurol Sci. 2018;392:51–5.ADSCrossRefPubMed
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Talukder K, Prasad R, Abhinay A, et al. Cerebrospinal fluid leucine rich alpha-2 glycoprotein (LRG) levels in children with acute bacterial meningitis. Indian J Pediatr. 2022;89:192–4.CrossRefPubMed
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Title
Cerebrospinal Fluid Leucine Rich Alpha-2 Glycoprotein in Children with Tubercular Meningitis with their Diagnostic and Prognostic Significance: A Prospective Study
Authors
Rajniti Prasad
Hemlata Verma
Ragini Srivastava
Aishwarya
Animesh Kumar
Publication date
23-09-2023
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 3/2024
Print ISSN: 0019-5456
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7693
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-023-04869-2

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