Tuberculosis of the skull. A case report and review of the literature.
A case of tuberculosis of frontal, ethmoid, and sphenoid bones with intracranial extension is presented. The patient had presented with a history of painless left frontal swelling for the previous 7 months. A diagnosis of tubercular etiology was established with the histopathology of the biopsy specimen. The patient was kept on antitubercular treatment for 18 months. She responded well, with a marked resolution of symptoms and radiologic findings. At the end of treatment, there was no clinical or radiological evidence of disease. At 6-month and 1-year follow-ups, there was no evidence of recurrence or reactivation of the disease.
Department of Neurosurgery, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006099:Granuloma / Q000382:microbiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D012886:Skull / Q000187:drug effects / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014394:Tuberculosis, Osteoarticular / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery