| TB | Tuberculosis |
| MTB | Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
| MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
| CSF | Cerebrospinal fluid |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| ZN | Ziehl-Neelsen |
| MSMD | Mendelian Susceptibility to Mycobacterial Disease |
| NK | Natural killer |
| IRIS | Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome |
| PR | Paradoxical reaction |
| CT | computed tomography |
| VUS | Variant of uncertain significance |