title: Intramedullary spinal tuberculoma.
abstract: Spinal intradural intramedullary tuberculoma is extremely rare entity of tuberculosis involving the nervous system. Because of its atypical symptomatology, it must be considered in differential diagnosis of spinal cord lesions, especially where prevalence of tuberculosis is high. In this case report this atypical disease is described where good outcome was achieved by surgical excision of the intramedullary lesion followed by antituberculous therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Dow University of Health Sciences and Civil Hospital, Karachi. irfanullahshah@ymail.com
authors.forename: Irfan Ullah
authors.initials: IU
authors.lastname: Shah
authors.forename: Usman T
authors.initials: UT
authors.lastname: Siddiqui
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Imran
authors.forename: Junaid
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ashraf
authors.forename: Saeed
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mazhar
authors.forename: Sheeraz Ahmed
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Ghori
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000628:therapy; D013904:Thoracic Vertebrae; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D020306:Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents