title: [Opto-chiasmatic tuberculoma disclosed by unilateral exophthalmos. Clinico-pathologic study].
abstract: We report the clinico-pathological case of a 3 year-old boy who presented with progressive unilateral exophthalmos for 6 months. There was a tuberculous meningitis and at post mortem examination an opto-chiasmatic tuberculoma with features of chronic inflammation, epithelioid cells, giant cells and a tuberculoma in the left insula with features of acute inflammation.
authors.affiliation: Institut National de Neurologie, La Rabta, Tunis, Tunisie.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ben Hamida
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Chabbi
mesh_terms: D002675:Child, Preschool; D005094:Exophthalmos / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009897:Optic Chiasm; D013997:Time Factors; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology
vernacular_title: Tuberculome optochiasmatique révélé par une exophthalmie unilatérale. Etude clinico-pathologique.