Anesthetic management of a parturient with active tuberculous meningitis

Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) results from the infection of the meninges and the cerebrospinal fluid with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The diagnosis and treatment of TBM is challenging due to its protean manifestations. We present the anesthetic management of a parturient with advanced TBM in whom urgent cesarean delivery was performed due to a non-reassuring fetal status. The patient's disease course was remarkable for altered mental status, seizures, isoniazid-induced hepatitis and hydrocephalus requiring ventriculo-peritoneal shunt placement. General endotracheal anesthesia was successfully performed that resulted in the safe delivery of a live infant.