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CLINICAL AND RADIOGRAPHIC FINDINGS IN DISSEMINATED TUBERCULOSIS OF THE BRAIN

CLINICAL AND RADIOGRAPHIC FINDINGS IN DISSEMINATED TUBERCULOSIS OF THE BRAIN NEUROLOGY Eide, F. F., Gean, A. D., So, Y. T. 1993; 43 (7): 1427-1429

Abstract

We report clinical and radiographic findings in a patient with disseminated tuberculosis (TB) of the brain. A Burmese man developed a left hemiparesis and mild cognitive difficulty 1 month into therapy for miliary TB. A head MRI showed numerous (> 100) contrast-enhancing supratentorial and infratentorial lesions. Following 9 months of treatment with isoniazid, ethambutol, rifampin, and pyrazinamide, most lesions resolved; however, one cortical tuberculoma enlarged significantly. The patient was continued on isoniazid and rifampin, with radiographic resolution of the tuberculoma 4 months later.

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View details for PubMedID 8018121