Posterior fossa pseudotumour due to viral encephalitis in a child.
A 14-year-old boy had a 1-month history of diplopia (due to a VI nerve palsy), motor ataxia and dizziness. Brain MRI showed a 1.5-cm mass posterior to the pons. Histopathological examination of a biopsy specimen showed the lesion to be of viral origin. After 3 months, the ataxia and dizziness had resolved and the MRI findings returned to normal. By 5 months the abducens paralysis had also resolved. Viral encephalitis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of posterior fossa tumours.
Unsal
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Department of Pediatrics, Dokuz Eylül University Hospital, 35340 Inciralti-Izmir, Turkey.
Olgun
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Sarialioğlu
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Cevik
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D000293:Adolescent; D001254:Astrocytoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D001706:Biopsy; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D001933:Brain Stem / Q000473:pathology*; D003388:Cranial Fossa, Posterior; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D018792:Encephalitis, Viral / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011559:Pseudotumor Cerebri / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*