Tuberculosis of the skull--a rare condition: case report and review of the literature.
A 25-year-old woman exhibited swelling of the scalp and a bony defect of the skull from which Mycobacterium tuberculosis was cultured. The case is reported, and the literature is reviewed.
LeRoux
P D
PD
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Washington, Seattle.
Griffin
G E
GE
Marsh
H T
HT
Winn
H R
HR
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011859:Radiography; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery*