Diagnostic Value of Combined-Diagnostic Methods of Brain Tuberculoma Tissue Specimens: A Case Series
Bo Liang, Siyuan Yang, Xingang Zhou, Xinghuan Ding, Jianbo Wang, Jinɡjinɡ Li, Haili Gao, Hongxin Zhao, et al. (9 authors)
Surgical Infections · 2024-05
Abstract
Background: The diagnosis of brain tuberculoma (BT) is sometimes challenging. Herein, we presented a case series to evaluate the combined-diagnostic methods, including acid-fast bacilli (AFB) stain, polymerase chain reaction (PCR), Gene Xpert, and histopathology, of tuberculoma tissue specimens (TTSs).
MeSH terms
- Tuberculoma
- Medicine
- Acid-fast
- Stain
- Histopathology
- Polymerase chain reaction
- GeneXpert MTB/RIF
- Pathology
- Brain tissue
- Diagnostic accuracy
- Tuberculosis