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ArticleAccess microbiology2023

Brain tuberculoma: a 52-year-old woman case report.

Gokul S Shankar, Sreeja Nair, Teena Jacob, Mercy John Idikula

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Article in Access microbiology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Miliary Tuberculosis with Extrapulmonary Tissue Involvement.Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2024
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4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Gokul S ShankarDepartment of Microbiology, Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-4691-3505
Sreeja NairDepartment of Microbiology, Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1989-9541
Teena JacobDepartment of Microbiology, Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1573-1577
Mercy John IdikulaDepartment of Microbiology, Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3548-8344
Pushpagiri Medical College · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: One of the most serious extrapulmonary type of tuberculosis that affects people under the age of 40 is brain tuberculoma. They are space-occupying masses of granulomatous tissue that result from hematogenous spread from a distant focus of tuberculous infection by Case Report: The authors present a case report of a 52-year-old diabetic woman, who presented to the Emergency Department of a tertiary care hospital and was diagnosed with brain tuberculomas with a brain biopsy. Brain tuberculomas are rare and could be overlooked. Therefore, this is an important consideration in cases with higher suspicions, given the rapid decline in patient condition. Conclusion: Due to their rarity, ambiguous symptoms, and radiographic characteristics, intracranial tuberculomas continue to provide a clinical challenge and must always be considered in the differential diagnosis of cerebral space occupying lesions. As CSF may not yield positivity for both CBNAAT and smear examination, a brain biopsy specimen for culture should always be kept in mind for detecting tuberculoma and initiating anti-tubercular treatment at the earliest.

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brain biopsyCSFliquid CultureMycobacterium tuberculosistuberculoma

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