title: Isolated intracranial Mycobacterium avium complex granulomas in an immune-competent man.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Raffaele
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dubbioso
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Cerillo
authors.affiliation: Unit of Neuroradiology, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Felice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: D'Arco
authors.affiliation: Unit of Neuroradiology, Department of Advanced Biomedical Sciences, University "Federico II", Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Alessandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: D'Amico
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, University of Naples 'Federico II', Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pettinato
authors.affiliation: Department of Translational Medicine and IRCAD, Nephrology and Kidney Transplantation, University of Eastern Piedmont, Novara, Italy.
authors.forename: Renzo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Boldorini
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Lucio
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Santoro
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosciences, Reproductive Sciences and Odontostomatology, University Federico II of Naples, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: fiore.manganelli@unina.it.
authors.forename: Fiore
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Manganelli
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006099:Granuloma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000472:pathogenicity*
keywords: Brain MRI; Brain biopsy; Granulomas; Immune-competent host; Mycobacterium avium complex; PCR