Isolated pontine tuberculoma presenting as "fou rire prodromique".
The authors present the case of a young child with "fou rire prodromique" as an initial manifestation of pontine tuberculoma. This report is the first description of fou rire prodromique as the presenting sign of CNS tuberculosis. The combination of clinical information and CT findings allowed for precise localization of the lesion and suggested tuberculoma as the possible etiology.
Department of Radiodiagnosis, Jawaharlal Nehru MedicalCollege, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. drazfarsiddiqui@gmail.com
Mohammed Azfar
MA
Siddiqui
Syed Amjad Ali
SA
Rizvi
Ibne
I
Ahmad
Kaleem
K
Ahmad
Ekram
E
Ullah
Jamal
J
Akhtar
D000293:Adolescent; D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005158:Facial Paralysis / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007845:Laughter; D011149:Pons / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014374:Tuberculin Test; D016862:Tuberculoma, Intracranial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy
D000995:Antitubercular Agents