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

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
Subjects:
Central nervous system
Tubercoloma
Cerebral
Cerebeller
MRI
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043320304647
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spelling doaj-c46ee26de4ee411591879abae7ab42502020-11-25T03:54:28ZengElsevierRadiology Case Reports1930-04332020-11-01151122822284Aggressive intracerebral tuberculoma in a 1-year-old child: A case report with literature reviewJama A. Mohamud, MD0Jianping Gu, MD, PhD1Corresponding author.; Department of Radiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, ChinaDepartment of Radiology, Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, ChinaThe 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.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043320304647Central nervous systemTubercolomaCerebralCerebellerMRI
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author Jama A. Mohamud, MD
Jianping Gu, MD, PhD
spellingShingle Jama A. Mohamud, MD
Jianping Gu, MD, PhD
Aggressive intracerebral tuberculoma in a 1-year-old child: A case report with literature review
Radiology Case Reports
Central nervous system
Tubercoloma
Cerebral
Cerebeller
MRI
author_facet Jama A. Mohamud, MD
Jianping Gu, MD, PhD
author_sort Jama A. Mohamud, MD
title Aggressive intracerebral tuberculoma in a 1-year-old child: A case report with literature review
title_short Aggressive intracerebral tuberculoma in a 1-year-old child: A case report with literature review
title_full Aggressive intracerebral tuberculoma in a 1-year-old child: A case report with literature review
title_fullStr Aggressive intracerebral tuberculoma in a 1-year-old child: A case report with literature review
title_full_unstemmed Aggressive intracerebral tuberculoma in a 1-year-old child: A case report with literature review
title_sort aggressive intracerebral tuberculoma in a 1-year-old child: a case report with literature review
publisher Elsevier
series Radiology Case Reports
issn 1930-0433
publishDate 2020-11-01
description 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.
topic Central nervous system
Tubercoloma
Cerebral
Cerebeller
MRI
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1930043320304647
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