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Miliary tuberculomas of the brain: case report
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Miliary tuberculomas of the brain: case report

Abstract

Tuberculosis (TB) of the central nervous system (CNS) is still prevalent in many developing countries. Tuberculoma is always considered in the differential diagnosis of enhancing intra-axial lesions of the brain. Brain tuberculomas can present in many different clinical and radiological patterns, disseminated or miliary brain tuberculomas are very rare. We describe the case of a 25-year-old immunocompetent female with miliary brain …

Authors

Alkhani A; Al-Otaibi F; Cupler EJ; Lach B

Journal

Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery, Vol. 108, No. 4, pp. 411–414

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

June 2006

DOI

10.1016/j.clineuro.2005.01.003

ISSN

0303-8467