Abstract |
A 47-year-old German female patient is described with intracranial tuberculoma of the dura mater without history or evidence of tuberculosis and a negative tuberculin reaction. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging and angiography resembled a meningioma. Diagnosis was verified by histology and identification of mycobacterium tuberculosis. After removal of the granuloma and high-dose chemotherapy, the patient was free of disease. Tuberculoma of the dura mater is an extremely rare disease in the Western European population.
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Authors | A Lindner, C Schneider, E Hofmann, N Soerensen, K V Toyka |
Journal | Surgical neurology
(Surg Neurol)
Vol. 43
Issue 1
Pg. 81-3; discussion 83-4
(Jan 1995)
ISSN: 0090-3019 [Print] United States |
PMID | 7701432
(Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
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Topics |
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Dura Mater
(microbiology)
- Female
- Humans
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Meningeal Neoplasms
(diagnosis)
- Meningioma
(diagnosis)
- Middle Aged
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(isolation & purification)
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- Tuberculoma, Intracranial
(diagnosis)
- Tuberculosis, Meningeal
(diagnosis)
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