title: Tuberculoma of the Cavernous Sinus and Meckel's Cave in a Child.
abstract: Tuberculous infection of the cavernous sinus and Meckel's cave is extremely rare. In this report, we describe a patient with tuberculoma of the cavernous sinus and Meckel's cave, extending to the petrous apex. The patient underwent microsurgical excision of the lesion and antitubercular chemotherapy resulting in a good outcome. We describe the diagnostic difficulties and review the relevant literature.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Neurosurgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Pondicherry, India.
authors.forename: V R Roopesh
authors.initials: VR
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Venkatesh S
authors.initials: VS
authors.lastname: Madhugiri
authors.forename: Surendra Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: S Deepak
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Barathi
authors.forename: Awdhesh Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: Prasanna
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bidkar
mesh_terms: D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000473:pathology*; D002648:Child; D004388:Dura Mater / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D014375:Tuberculoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000601:surgery