Aggressive intracerebral tuberculoma in a 1-year-old child: A case report with literature review

The incidence of central nervous system tuberculosis is a rare entity that accounts about 1% of all tuberculosis and remains a major health problem in developing countries. We report a case of 1-year-old baby boy who presented with a three-week history of vomiting, seizure and progressive right-side...

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Main Authors: Jama A. Mohamud, MD, Jianping Gu, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-11-01
Series:Radiology Case Reports
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MRI
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043320304647
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Summary:The incidence of central nervous system tuberculosis is a rare entity that accounts about 1% of all tuberculosis and remains a major health problem in developing countries. We report a case of 1-year-old baby boy who presented with a three-week history of vomiting, seizure and progressive right-sided weakness. Brain magnetic resonance imaging performed on the admission day revealed a large lesion measuring (4.3*3.5cm) involving the left thalamus with extensive perilesional edema producing enfacement of third ventricle, midline shifting and obstructive hydrocephalus.
ISSN:1930-0433