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.
Division of Physiatry, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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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*