Clinical, radiological and laboratory findings in 185 children with tuberculous meningitis at a single centre and relationship with the stage of the disease

Table 3 Relationship between clinical stage of tuberculosis meningitis and chest radiography findings

Chest radiography findings	Stage I	Stage II	Stage III	p
Chest radiography findings	(n = 68) n (%)	(n = 57) n (%)	(n = 60) n (%)	p
Abnormal chest radiography	40 (44.4)	31 (34.4)	19 (21.1)	0.005
Parenchymal involvement	18 (39.1)	18 (39.1)	10 (21.7)	NS
Miliary opacities	16 (64.0)	6 (24.0)	3 (12.0)	0.007
Mediastinal lymphadenopathy	14 (38.9)	11 (30.6)	11 (30.6)	NS
Atelectasis	1 (50.0)	0 (0.0)	1 (50.0)	NS
Pleural effusion	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)	2 (100.0)	NS

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