title: Tuberculoma en plaque: a case report.
abstract: A 14 year old girl presented with a 6-month history of headaches and visual blurring. CT showed a right tentorial enhancing lesion. Angiogram showed no enhancement. Histopathological examination of the excised material was consistent with tuberculoma. The presentation of such unusual intracranial tuberculoma is reported and the literature reviewed on the subject.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore - 560 029, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dubey
authors.forename: B Indira
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Devi
authors.forename: V K
authors.initials: VK
authors.lastname: Jawalkar
authors.forename: D I
authors.initials: DI
authors.lastname: Bhat
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007538:Isoniazid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011718:Pyrazinamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012293:Rifampin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D011718:Pyrazinamide; D007538:Isoniazid; D012293:Rifampin