title: Balo's Concentric Sclerosis Mimicking Cerebral Tuberculoma.
abstract: Balo's concentric sclerosis (BCS) is considered a rare variant of multiple sclerosis, which often mimics an intracranial neoplasm or abscess. We report the case of a 21-year-old woman presenting with BCS while undergoing treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis. Initial brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings were similar to those for cerebral tuberculoma, multiple metastases, or abscesses. However, the pathognomonic concentric sclerosis characteristic of BCS was seen on MRI. The antemortem confirmatory diagnosis of BCS was made by follow-up MRI and a brain biopsy. It is suggested that BCS should be included in the differential diagnosis of cerebral tuberculoma, especially in developing countries with a high prevalence of tuberculosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 463-707, Korea.
authors.forename: Yoo-Ri
authors.initials: YR
authors.lastname: Son
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 463-707, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyeran
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 463-707, Korea.
authors.forename: Sehoon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 463-707, Korea.
authors.forename: Jee-Young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 463-707, Korea.
authors.forename: Suk Geun
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Han
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam 463-707, Korea.
authors.forename: Kyung Seok
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Park
keywords: Balo's concentric sclerosis; cerebral tuberculoma; corticosteroids; multiple sclerosis