The neurological manifestations of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection in children is not well documented. We hereby report a case of tuberculous meningitis and COVID-19 coinfection complicated by hydrocephalus and multiple arterial infarcts. The overlapping clinical presentation posed a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge.
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