[Multiple cerebral tuberculomas: report of an autopsy case with 37 lesions].
An autopsied case of multiple cerebral tuberculomas with 37 lesions, the one with the greatest number of lesions described in the literature, is reported. The patient was a chronic alcoholic and had generalized tuberculosis. The literature on multiple cerebral tuberculomas is reviewed and the neurological clinical picture presented by the patient and the association between generalized tuberculosis and chronic alcoholism are commented upon.
Pittella
J E
JE
Departamento de Anatomia Patológica e Medicina Legal, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, Brasil.
Toppa
N H
NH
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000150:complications; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*
Tuberculomas cerebrais múltiplos: relato de um caso autopsiado com 37 lesões.