Imaging diagnosis-magnetic resonance imaging findings of an intracranial epidural tuberculoma in a dog.
Magnetic resonance (MR) imaging is highly sensitive for detecting tuberculomas in human patients but the specificity of the MR imaging features is low. Misdiagnosis with intracranial neoplasia is common, especially with dural-based lesions or lesions located in the epidural space. We describe the MR imaging characteristics of an intracranial epidural tuberculoma caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in a dog. The intracranial mass and skull flat bone lysis and erosion are similar to those described in human caseating tuberculomas and can mimic intracranial neoplastic disease.
Departament de Medicina i Cirugia Animal, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Cristian
C
de la Fuente
Martí
M
Pumarola
Sergio
S
Ródenas
Laia
L
Foradada
Albert
A
Lloret
Bernat
B
Pérez de Val
Sònia
S
Añor
D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004285:Dogs; D004824:Epidural Space; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging / Q000662:veterinary*; D016862:Tuberculoma, Intracranial / Q000662:veterinary*