Central nervous system tuberculoma mimicking a brain tumor: A case report. uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The central nervous system (CNS) is a rare but serious site of tuberculosis spread that manifests in three forms: meningitis, spinal arachnoiditis, and CNS tuberculoma. CNS tuberculoma, or intracranial tuberculous granuloma, is a caseating or non-caseating granulomatous reaction within the brain parenchyma that may mimic a brain tumor. We present the case of a 10-year-old male patient with a travel history to Western Africa who presented to our institution after his fourth tonic-clonic seizure over 2 months. MRI of the brain revealed a solitary cortical/subcortical enhancing intracranial mass with intralesional hemorrhage and mineralization, pathologically proven to represent a CNS tuberculoma. While rare, this etiology should be considered with the appropriate travel history and for which prompt treatment may improve outcomes in the pediatric population.

publication date

  • November 14, 2023

Identity

PubMed Central ID

  • PMC10679855

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 85176402798

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1016/j.radcr.2023.10.042

PubMed ID

  • 38028299

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 19

issue

  • 1