Central nervous system tuberculosis

Proc (Bayl Univ Med Cent). 2010 Oct;23(4):359-60. doi: 10.1080/08998280.2010.11928652.

Abstract

Central nervous system tuberculosis is a rare presentation of active tuberculosis and accounts for about 1% of cases (1). The three clinical categories include meningitis, intracranial tuberculomas, and spinal tuberculous arachnoiditis. We report a case of a young man who presented with active pulmonary tuberculosis in addition to tuberculous meningitis and the presence of numerous intracranial tuberculomas.