[Case report: evaluation of two cases of tuberculoma incident to tuberculosis meningitis].
Intracranial tuberculoma is one of the most serious complications of tuberculous meningitis. In this report, two patients who develop intracranial tuberculoma as a complication of tuberculous meningitis have been presented. The first patient was a 35 years old male patient who were still been in therapy for cavitary tuberculosis. The other one was 42 years old male patient and have had treated for subdural empyema two years ago. There was no positivity in both of the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) specimens of the patients by Gram and Erlich Ziehl Neelsen stained preparations, while the CSF sample of the first case yielded Mycobacterium tuberculosis in culture. The tuberculoma diagnosis of these patients managed by the help of computerized tomography (CT) and nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (NMR) methods. As a result, it was thought that CT and NMR techniques have a great role in the diagnosis and management of complications in tuberculous meningitis patients.
Cesur
Salih
S
Ankara Universitesi Tip Fakültesi, Klinik Bakteriyoloji ve Infeksiyon Hastaliklari Anabilim Dali, Ankara.
Arabaci
Hakan
H
Sözen
Tuncay Hasip
TH
Tekeli
Emin
E
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016862:Tuberculoma, Intracranial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000150:complications*