Abstract
In endemic regions, hypothalamic tuberculoma has to be kept in mind, and treatment instituted on suspicion. The disease may cause hypothalamopituitary insufficiency and inadequate response to surgical stress. A case of hypothalamic tuberculoma presenting with hypopituitarism is presented.
MeSH terms
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Child
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Fatal Outcome
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Humans
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Hydrocephalus / complications
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Hypopituitarism / diagnosis*
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Hypopituitarism / etiology
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Hypothalamic Diseases / complications
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Hypothalamic Diseases / diagnosis*
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Hypothalamic Diseases / pathology
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Hypothalamic Neoplasms / diagnosis
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Male
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Tuberculoma, Intracranial / complications
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Tuberculoma, Intracranial / diagnosis*
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Tuberculoma, Intracranial / pathology
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Tuberculosis, Meningeal / complications