title: Tuberculoma-Induced Seizures.
abstract: Seizures in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) patients can be caused by a wide variety of opportunistic infections, and, especially in developing countries, tuberculosis (TB) should be high on the differential. In India, TB is the most common opportunistic infection in HIV and it can have several different central nervous system manifestations, including intracranial tuberculomas. In this case, an HIV patient presenting with new-onset seizure and fever was diagnosed with tuberculous meningitis and multiple intracranial tuberculomas. The patient received standard TB medications, steroids, and anticonvulsants in the emergency department and was admitted for further care.
authors.affiliation: Keck School of Medicine of USC, Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: R James
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Salway
authors.affiliation: BJ Civil Medical Center, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Shruti
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sangani
authors.affiliation: BJ Civil Medical Center, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India.
authors.forename: Samira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Parekh
authors.affiliation: Keck School of Medicine of USC, Department of Emergency Medicine, Los Angeles, California.
authors.forename: Sanjay
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhatt
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D059906:Neuroimaging; D012640:Seizures / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016862:Tuberculoma, Intracranial / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014390:Tuberculosis, Meningeal / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis