title: Cerebral tubercular thrombophlebitis presenting as venous infarct: Magnetic resonance imaging and pathologic correlation.
abstract: Central nervous system involvement by tuberculosis to produce basal meningitis, hydrocephalus, arteritis and infarcts is well-known, the brunt of the pathology being borne by the arterial vasculature to produce neurological sequelae. However, tuberculous thrombophlebitis causing venous infarction is exceedingly rare. We present imaging and pathological features of two autopsy proven cases of tuberculous thrombophlebitis with venous infarcts involving superficial venous system in one and deep venous system in the other. This is the first study presenting radiopathologic correlation of this rare complication. Tuberculous thrombophlebitis should be suspected if basal exudates and multiple white matter T2 hyperintensities are seen on neuroimaging and the imaging protocol should include both magnetic resonance arteriogram and venogram.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Sandhya
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mangalore
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Sunali
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Desai
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuropathology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Anita
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahadevan
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Jerry M E
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Kovoor
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuroimaging and Interventional Radiology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Late M K
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Vasudev
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Arun Bhagwandas
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Tally
authors.affiliation: Department of Neuropathology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Susarla Krishna
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Shankar
keywords: Central nervous system tuberculosis; Magnetic resonance imaging; thrombophlebitis; venous infarct
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