Tuberculoma en plaque: a case report

Neurol India. 2002 Dec;50(4):497-9.

Abstract

A 14 year old girl presented with a 6-month history of headaches and visual blurring. CT showed a right tentorial enhancing lesion. Angiogram showed no enhancement. Histopathological examination of the excised material was consistent with tuberculoma. The presentation of such unusual intracranial tuberculoma is reported and the literature reviewed on the subject.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Brain Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
  • Brain Diseases / drug therapy
  • Brain Diseases / surgery*
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Isoniazid / therapeutic use
  • Pyrazinamide / therapeutic use
  • Rifampin / therapeutic use
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed*
  • Tuberculoma / diagnostic imaging*
  • Tuberculoma / drug therapy
  • Tuberculoma / surgery*

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents
  • Pyrazinamide
  • Isoniazid
  • Rifampin