TB Research

Re-Print: An Interesting Case of Disseminated Tuberculoma of Brain and Spinal Cord Type of Study: Case Report

Anil Kumar Sakalecha, Parameshwar Keerthi B H, Varun Singh, Shivaprasad G Savagave

Biomedical Research and Clinical Reviews · 2021-10

Abstract

Tuberculosis is an important public problem worldwide from 19th century. Manifestations of tuberculosis widely classified as pulmonary and extra pulmonary manifestations. Central nervous system (CNS) tuberculosis is a serious condition where patients most often present with seizure. Tuberculoma is one of the CNS manifestations of tuberculosis. The imaging feature of tuberculoma is ring enhancing lesions. Tuberculoma should be differentiated from other diseases with ring enhancing lesions like neurocysticercosis, coccidiomycosis, toxoplasmosis and malignancies.

MeSH terms

  • Tuberculoma
  • Neurocysticercosis
  • Medicine
  • Tuberculosis
  • Spinal cord
  • Central nervous system
  • Pulmonary tuberculosis
  • Pathology