Urinary retention revealing a tuberculoma of the conus medullaris in a patient with intracranial tuberculosis: case report.
Central nervous system involvement in tuberculosis is still common in developing countries and can present in a variety of clinical pictures. We report a patient with tuberculous meningitis combined with intra-cerebral tuberculomas, where the presence of unexplained urinary retention led to the discovery of an additional tuberculoma of the conus medullaris. The patient responded well to conservative treatment.
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Division of Physiatry, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Awada
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Palkar
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D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000473:pathology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016862:Tuberculoma, Intracranial / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000150:complications*; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology*