Volume 23, Issue 102 (7-2013)
J Mazandaran Univ Med Sci 2013, 23(102): 121-124 |
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Najafi N, Tayebi A, Alikhani A, Davoudi A. An Unusual Presentation of Brain Tuberculoma: A Review of Clinical Features, Radiographic and Laboratory Findings of CNS Tuberculosis in Adults. J Mazandaran Univ Med Sci 2013; 23 (102) :121-124
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Tuberculosis could involve every organ. CNS involvement occurs in 10–15% of patients with extra pulmonary tuberculosis. This paper presents an unusual case of tuberculoma. A 36- year-old man was referred to Qaemshahr Razi hospital with decrease in consciousness level and paraparesia. His brain MRI revealed small and multiple hyperatenuated lesions in pons, hypothalamus and temporal lobes. Analysis of CSF fluid was consistent with TB meningitis. Anti-TB drugs and prednisolone was started for the patient. His status improved and his brain MRI involvement resolved by the end of treatment. In an endemic area, tuberculosis should be considered as a differential diagnosis for patients with fever, decrease in consciousness level and neurological deficit.
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