Tuberculoma

01/01/2021 - "We present a young adult who was incidentally found to have a large right atrial tuberculoma, diagnosed by non-invasive cardiac imaging and effectively treated with standard first-line anti-TB treatment, steroids, and anticoagulation. "
01/01/2020 - "The choroidal tuberculoma responded well to anti-tubercular treatment and oral steroid.Conclusions"
07/01/2020 - "Tuberculoma responded to steroids while continuing ATT. "
11/01/2019 - "Presence of basal exudates and tuberculoma may favor early shifting from IV to oral steroid, whereas higher mRS may require a relatively longer course of IV steroid."
12/01/2009 - "Patients with rapid visual deterioration (n=2) or with associated intramedullary tuberculoma (n=2) also received steroids for 2 weeks. "

01/01/2022 - "Anti-TB monotherapy alone, may be sufficient for resolution of at least, select cases of choroidal tuberculoma, without the need for adjunctive corticosteroids."
11/01/2013 - "As there was visual recovery after patients began receiving systemic corticosteroids and there was no worsening of the systemic condition, it is reasonable to assume that the optochiasmatic tuberculomas resulted from a paradoxical reaction. "
04/01/2013 - "Prescription of corticosteroids remains controversial except for intracerebral tuberculoma."
10/01/2005 - "The characteristics of tuberculomas and the role of corticosteroids in TBM patients are discussed. "
10/01/2003 - "Although the number of tuberculomas, corticosteroid administration, prior treatment with ATT, and the duration of symptoms before presentation (<6 mo versus >6 mo) did not influence the rate of resolution, larger tuberculomas (maximal size, >4 cm) were observed to resolve more slowly than smaller tuberculomas (<4 cm) (P = 0.02). "

12/01/2021 - "Based on clinical and radiological suspicion of tuberculoma, treatment with antitubercular drugs was initiated. "
01/01/2016 - "Myocardial tuberculoma requires culture from the infected tissue for confirmed diagnosis and might be successfully treated with anti-tuberculosis drugs only. "
07/01/2011 - "Case 2 was of central nervous system tuberculoma and was on second line of antitubercular drugs. "
01/01/2009 - "Liver resection for liver tuberculoma is indicated in case of progression of the finding and long-term unsuccessful treatment with anti-tuberculosis drugs. "
01/01/2007 - "Tuberculoma of the brain: a series of 16 cases treated with anti-tuberculosis drugs."

11/01/2016 - "We report the case of an HIV-negative refugee teenager, who presented with brain tuberculomas and pseudoabscesses responsive only to thalidomide."
11/01/2016 - "Thalidomide in Refractory Tuberculomas and Pseudoabscesses."
03/01/2013 - "Adjunctive thalidomide may have a role in the management of refractory intracranial tuberculomas, although it should be used conservatively owing to its potential adverse events."
03/01/2013 - "Clinical response to thalidomide in the treatment of intracranial tuberculomas: case report."
10/01/2003 - "The immunomodulatory effects of thalidomide may have a role in the acute and chronic management of TBM complicated by intracranial tuberculomas."

02/10/1957 - "[Case of tuberculoma of medulla oblongata cured by isoniazid]."
10/01/1999 - "Its good penetration into the central nervous system and its distribution into macrophages suggest that this drug may be of interest for the treatment of intracranial tuberculomas, particularly those due to isoniazid-resistant strains."
04/18/1953 - "[Effect of isonicotinic acid hydrazide on tuberculoma reactions]."
08/01/2013 - "Isoniazid (INH, 0.1 g) and amikacin (AMK, 0.2 g) were injected into tuberculoma (once or twice per week, 10 times as a course of treatment). "
10/01/2011 - "However, tuberculoma of the brain was confirmed based on histology of the excision biopsy and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) culture results: Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to isoniazid (INH) with sensitivity to other standard drugs, including fluoroquinolones, was cultured from CSF. "

01/01/1995 - "It is concluded that in vivo proton spectroscopy may be helpful in differentiating tuberculomas from other intracranial mass lesions which have diagnostic difficulties on MR imaging."
03/01/2007 - "Thirty-three patients with intracranial tuberculomas (histologically confirmed in 22) were evaluated using proton density/T2-weighted, T1-weighted (with and without MT), and echo-planar diffusion-weighted imaging sequences. "
09/01/2002 - "Proton MR spectroscopy and diffusion-weighted MR imaging for the diagnosis of intracranial tuberculomas. "
06/01/2002 - "We have compared and analyzed the value of in vivo proton MR spectroscopy (PMRS) and T1 weighted magnetization transfer (MT) MR imaging in tissue characterization of brain tuberculomas. "
06/01/2002 - "Comparative evaluation of magnetization transfer MR imaging and in-vivo proton MR spectroscopy in brain tuberculomas."

01/01/1954 - "[Cerebellar tuberculoma developing simultaneously with a hematogenous dissemination cured with surgery and streptomycin]."
05/15/1959 - "[Prognosis of surgical removal of intracerebral tuberculomas since the introduction of streptomycin]."
01/01/1956 - "[Surgical treatment of cerebral tuberculoma with the use of streptomycin]."
07/01/1953 - "Tuberculoma of the liver successfully treated with streptomycin."
07/28/1952 - "[Tuberculoma of the brain stem treated with PAS and streptomycin]."

11/01/1996 - "In addition to an intraoperative frozen-section examination, clinical findings of a strongly positive tuberculin skin test and normal erythrocyte sedimentation rate are considered to be helpful in establishing the diagnosis of a tuberculoma arising in either the scrotal or inguinal position."
01/01/2016 - "The diagnosis of choroidal tuberculoma was established by positive QuantiFERON-TB and tuberculin skin test. "
01/01/1971 - "[Value of tuberculin in complex treatment of patients with pulmonary tuberculoma]."
01/01/1971 - "[Significance of tuberculin in complex treatment of patients with pulmonary tuberculoma]."
01/01/1963 - "[2 cases of pulmonary tuberculoma in subjects with a negative skin reaction to tuberculin]."

10/01/2014 - "An interferon-gamma release assay is helpful for the difficult diagnosis of an isolated pituitary tuberculoma with inactive tuberculosis."
01/01/2021 - "We searched PubMed database from 1 August 2010 to 31 July 2020 using the following keywords alone and in combination: 'interferon-gamma release assay', 'QuantiFERON', 'T-SPOT.TB', 'TB uveitis', 'serpiginous like choroiditis', 'tuberculoma', 'TB vasculitis', 'TB panuveitis' and 'ocular tuberculosis'. "
01/01/2017 - "However, because of a high adenosine deaminase level in the cerebrospinal fluid and positive peripheral blood interferon gamma release test result, cerebral tuberculoma was subsequently considered. "
09/01/2023 - "The purpose of this case report is to consider screening tests such as IGRA (interferon gamma release assay) and TST (tuberculin skin test), for tuberculosis in CKD patients with a risk of infection, thereby increasing the awareness of tuberculoma in CKD and ensuring early treatment which would eventually decrease the morbidity and mortality rates in such patients. "

01/01/2015 - "Following treatment with antituberculous drugs, the pituitary hormone function normalized and the pituitary tuberculoma disappeared. "
09/01/1996 - "Postoperatively, her consciousness disturbance improved and the residual tuberculomas decreased in size under the influence of anti-tuberculous drugs and cessation of the use of steroid hormone. "
09/01/1996 - "The tuberculosis in our patient with multiple intracerebral tuberculomas resistant to antituberculous drugs was thought to have been induced by decreased resistance to the infection due to the administration of the steroid hormone."
12/01/1995 - "Pan-hypopituitaliam due to basal tuberculoma was effectively replaced by the administration of anti-diuretic hormone (DDAVP) and levothyroxine sodium. "

10/01/1990 - "The tuberculoma disappeared within 3 months of antitubercular therapy and there was marked improvement in visual acuity. "
04/01/2017 - "Rarely a large sized tuberculoma is observed with mass effects and usually managed surgically to provide rapid relief of mass effect, histopathological confirmation of diagnosis, reduction of pathological mass thereby increasing efficacy of medical therapy. "
01/01/1999 - "Tuberculostatic therapy led to an improvement of the patient's clinical status and a significant reduction in the size of the pontine tuberculoma. "
11/01/1993 - "During the last decade, computed tomographic (CT) scan has facilitated early diagnosis of tuberculomas at a stage when the lesions are small and antituberculous therapy (ATT) has been found beneficial in the majority of patients. "
07/01/2016 - "Therefore, the patient responded well to the substitute therapy with LVFX and desensitization therapy, and the present case report provided information regarding the treatment of tuberculoma."

08/01/2016 - "The aim of the study was to compare the mid- and long-term effects of different treatments such as CT-guided percutaneous pulmonary paracentesis, tuberculoma perfusing chemotherapy and whole-body standard chemotherapy or extended chemotherapy on safety and effectiveness for pleural chemotherapy. "
01/01/1998 - "The aim of this study was to determine the radiological evolution of intracranial tuberculomas under standard anti-tuberculous drug therapy and to establish guidelines for better management of these patients. "
07/01/2018 - "Extensive en plaque intradural extramedullary tuberculomas can occur as a paradoxical response to chemotherapy for intracranial tuberculomas. "
01/01/2018 - "Surgical resection of tuberculoma was realized, followed by chemotherapy. "
07/01/2014 - "Intracranial brain parenchymal tuberculomas may form paradoxically, days to months after starting antituberculous drug therapy. "

01/01/2012 - "Tuberculoma, cannabis abuse, ventriculo-peritoneal shunt catheters and cancer therapy are presented here as unusual causes of intracranial abscesses. "
01/01/1989 - "With the use of steroids to control the brain oedema and its resultant mass effect and increased intracranial pressure, and a ventriculo-peritoneal shunt for hydrocephalus, almost all tuberculomas of the brain, irrespective of their size, can be cured by medical treatment."

01/01/2023 - "At 8 months, her most recent MRI showed a significant reduction in the size of her tuberculoma, and there is a complete resolution of her hand dystonia and hemiparesis to allow for independence in her activities of daily living. "

01/01/2018 - "The MITS group had lower pleural thickening, peribronchial lymph node calcification, cavity, and tuberculoma grading than the converted thoracotomy group (p<0.001, p = 0.001, 0.001, and 0.017, respectively). "
07/01/2011 - "The VATS group had significantly lower gradings in pleural thickening, peribronchial lymph node calcification, tuberculoma, cavity, and aspergilloma than did the thoracotomy group (p=0.000, 0.015, 0.001, 0.023, and 0.022, respectively). "
03/01/1956 - "[Thoracotomy and lobectomy in a case of tuberculoma]."
09/07/2010 - "Our findings suggest that FDG-PET cannot distinguish malignancy from tuberculoma and therefore cannot reliably be used to reduce futile biopsy/thoracotomy."
01/01/2002 - "Conversion to thoracotomy was necessary in 3 (3%) patients with tuberculoma and 12 (17%) patients with empyema. "