title: Brain tuberculomas due to miliary tuberculosis.
abstract: Brain tuberculomas are a rare complication of tuberculosis arising through hematogenous spread from an extracranial source, most often of pulmonary origin. The clinical course is usually subacute or chronic, lasting weeks or months, and they typically occur in immunocompromised patients. Recognition and prompt diagnosis of this disorder is important because early treatment can prevent patient worsening and lead to clinical improvement. The authors report a 68-year-old diabetic man with headache and cognitive/behavioral changes in whom investigation revealed disseminated brain tuberculomas resulting from miliary tuberculosis. He received antituberculous treatment and had an excellent recovery.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Internal Medicine, Thoracic Surgery, and Neurology, Hatzikosta General Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece.
authors.forename: Nikolaos
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Akritidis
authors.forename: Eftichia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Galiatsou
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kakadellis
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Dimas
authors.forename: Konstantinos
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Paparounas
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D016862:Tuberculoma, Intracranial / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D014391:Tuberculosis, Miliary / Q000150:complications*