Cryptic disseminated tuberculosis presenting as gaze palsy.
We present a case of gaze palsy caused by a pontine tuberculoma associated with cryptic disseminated tuberculosis. The only symptoms in this patient were those caused by her gaze abnormality despite the presence of disseminated tuberculosis that was later confirmed at autopsy.
Monteiro
M L
ML
Coppeto
J R
JR
D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009886:Ophthalmoplegia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D011149:Pons / Q000473:pathology; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology