Central nervous system tuberculoma: a case report.
Pediatric cerebral tuberculoma is a disease rarely encountered in the United States. We report a case of central nervous system tuberculoma in a 6-month-old infant who presented to the emergency department with isolated right upper extremity paralysis. The discussion includes a brief review of central nervous system tuberculomas.
Berger
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Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, San Diego Medical Center, 92103-8676, USA.
Larson
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Guss
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D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010243:Paralysis / Q000209:etiology; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*