[Cerebellar tuberculoma. Clinical and radiological course].
A six-year-old child with intracranial hypertension is described. Cranial computed tomography showed an expansive mass surrounded by a contrast enhancement ring in the right cerebellar hemisphere. Chest roentgenograms showed signs of pulmonary tuberculosis. Intracranial lesion was diagnosed as a tuberculoma and treated with tuberculostatic agents. Serial computed tomography scans showed a reduction of size of tuberculoma and appearance of a residual calcified image.
D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D002526:Cerebellar Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000209:etiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy
D000995:Antitubercular Agents
Tuberculoma cerebeloso. Evolución clínica y radiológica.