[A case of tuberculoma of the brain in a young patient].
The authors present a case report on a 17-year old male in whom focal neurological symptoms, abnormal EEG findings, tumors seen on CT scan of the brain and a normal chest radiogram produced grave diagnostic problems. The resected tumor from the occipital lobe proved to be a tuberculoma. The patient was treated with 6 antituberculous drugs. A control CT-scan demonstrated complete cure and resolution of tumors in the central nervous system. The source of the infection was the young male's father with sputum positive, active pulmonary tuberculosis.
Górska-Kowalska
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Oddziału I Specjalistycznego Zespołu Gruźlicy i Chorób Płuc, Rzeszowie.
Bukowska-Nierojewska
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D
Pawlukiewicz
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M
D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009778:Occipital Lobe; D010296:Parietal Lobe; D011182:Postoperative Care; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016862:Tuberculoma, Intracranial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
D000995:Antitubercular Agents
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