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Hyperthermia occurring with paradoxical development of cerebral tuberculomas.

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A 59-year-old male Moroccan who had been mechanically ventilated for extensive pulmonary tuberculosis, suddenly developed a generalized seizure with hyperthermia. He had been receiving adequate antituberculosis treatment for 2 weeks. Brain CT scan demonstrated the development of multiple cerebral

Intracranial tuberculoma manifesting as fever of unknown origin.

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[MRI findings of brain-stem tuberculoma in a case of tuberculous meningitis].

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A 54-year-old woman developed headache and slight fever. When she consulted a physician, she could not move either of her eyes to the right. Cranial CT scan revealed no significant findings. Lumbar puncture was performed and CSF examination showed the cell count of 10,304/mm3, glucose level of 10

Prognostic indicators in patients with intracranial tuberculoma: a review of 102 cases.

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OBJECTIVE To see the characteristics, course and outcome of patients suffering from intracranial tuberculoma. METHODS Retrospective review of 102 patients diagnosed as intracranial tuberculoma at a tertiary care center over 10 years. RESULTS A total of 102 cases were seen with an age range of 1 to

Intracranial tuberculoma in a liver transplant patient: first reported case and review of the literature.

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A 66-year-old female who had undergone an orthotopic liver transplant two years before admission was admitted with fever and neurological symptoms of several days' duration. Following an extensive work-up, which revealed positive intracranial lesions on computed typography and magnetic resonance

Unilateral hydrocephalus: atypical presentation of intracranial tuberculoma.

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A 43-year-old male presented with 3-month history of low-grade fever and headache. Radiological investigations revealed unilateral hydrocephalus. Unilateral obstruction of the foramen of Monro due to chronic tubercular ependymal inflammation was suspected and endoscopic septostomy was planned.

Development of tuberculoma during therapy presenting as hemianopsia.

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A 6-year-old, previously healthy male presented with fever and lethargy. Tuberculous meningitis was suspected after cerebrospinal fluid examination. Antituberculous drugs were administered, and an initial computed tomographic scan of brain revealed mild ventriculomegaly only. Steroids were

[Multiple cerebral tuberculomas resistant to conventional therapy in an immunocompromised subject].

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A 33 years old immunocompromised woman was admitted for a fever of unknown origin during the last five months. She referred a body temperature up to 38.3 degrees C, headache, weakness. The physical examination revealed right homonymous hemianopia, hyperreflexia and Babinski on her right side. A TC

Multiple intracranial tuberculomas mimicking granulocytic sarcomas in acute myeloid leukemia.

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The diagnosis of incracranial tuberculoma in immune-compromised hosts is often difficult because conventional magnetic resonance (MR) imaging of tuberculoma reveals various findings and neurologic symptoms are not typical. Here, we report a case of a 54-yr old man with multiple intracranial

Endoscopic third ventriculostomy in prepontine-suprasellar tuberculoma with tuberculous meningitis hydrocephalus: a case report.

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We present a case of prepontine-suprasellar tuberculoma involving the premamillary region of the third ventricular floor, a site suitable to perform an endoscopic third ventriculostomy (ETV) stoma, managed endoscopically, and discuss our findings. A 5-year-old male child was admitted in an

[A Case Report of Suspected Tuberculous Granuloma in the Kidney after BCG Perfusion Therapy for Urothelial Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis].

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A 66-year-old male patient was referred to our hospital for bilateral renal pelvic tumors. Ureteroscopic biopsy revealed urothelial carcinoma (UC) of low grade (G1) of the renal pelvis. Renal sparing treatment with systemic chemotherapy and percutaneous tumor resection was performed. However, during

[A case of multiple and metachronous pleural tuberculomas during the course of anti-tuberculous chemotherapy and follow-up of a caseous pneumonia].

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A 21-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital because of high fever, a productive cough and general fatigue. Her chest radiography scan revealed dense consolidation with air-bronchograms in the left lower lobe. Bacterial pneumonia was diagnosed and she was treated with antibiotics, although the

[Miliary tuberculosis and intramedullary tuberculoma of the conus medullaris].

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BACKGROUND This case is presented to illustrate the diagnostic and therapeutic dilemmas of a rare condition: intramedullary tuberculoma of the conus medullaris. METHODS A 49 year-old man was admitted in April 2005 for pain, paresthesias and weakness of lower limbs evolving for about 15 days. He had

[Intramedullary tuberculoma: a case report].

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A fifty-year-old Portuguese man presented with a six-month history of low back pain, which initially was mechanical and slowly became inflammatory. Secondarily, he complained of right atypical sciatalgia. He did not report any fever, loss of weight, cough nor personal or familial history of

Role of Immuno-Polymerase Chain Reaction (I-PCR) in Resolving Diagnostic Dilemma Between Tuberculoma and Neurocysticercosis: A Case Report.

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BACKGROUND Tuberculoma and neurocysticercosis (NCC) often show similar clinical and neuroimaging features. Differential diagnosis of these 2 diseases is imperative, as tuberculoma is an active infection that requires immediate anti-tubercular therapy (ATT). CASE REPORT We present the case of a

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