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Arch. argent. pediatr ; 120(5): e218-e222, oct. 2022. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS, BINACIS | ID: biblio-1395823

ABSTRACT

La tuberculosis es una de las principales causas infecciosas de muerte en el mundo y es endémica en Argentina. La mayoría de los casos de tuberculosis son de localización pulmonar; el tuberculoma una complicación infrecuente. Se describe un caso clínico de presentación pulmonar atípica de tuberculosis. Se trata de una niña de 15 meses, previamente sana, derivada a neumología por fiebre, mal progreso de peso e imagen persistente por 2 meses en la radiografía de tórax a pesar de haber recibido antibioticoterapia. Antecedente de contacto estrecho con persona sintomática respiratoria. Se internó para estudio, mostró una PPD de 13 mm y una masa voluminosa heterogénea en el lóbulo superior izquierdo en la tomografía computada de tórax. Se realizaron tres lavados gástricos y toracoscopia exploratoria con biopsia pulmonar con rescate de Mycobacterium tuberculosis en cultivos. Se diagnosticó tuberculoma pulmonar y realizó tratamiento estándar con fármacos antituberculosos con evolución favorable.


Tuberculosis is one of the main causes of death due to infection around the world. Although tuberculosis frequently involves lung parenchyma, tuberculoma is a rare complication. We describe an atypical pulmonary presentation of tuberculosis. A 15-month-old girl, previously healthy, was referred to the pulmonology department due to fever, poor weight gain, and a 2-months persistent lung image on chest x-ray despite antibiotic therapy. She had been in frequent contact with a respiratory symptomatic subject. She was admitted to the hospital with a TST of 13 mm and a heterogeneous bulky mass in the left upper lobe at chest computed tomography. Three gastric lavages were done and the patient underwent exploratory thoracoscopy and lung biopsy, with positive cultures for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculoma was confirmed, and the patient received standard anti- tuberculosis therapy with a favorable evolution.


Subject(s)
Humans , Female , Infant , Tuberculoma/pathology , Tuberculosis, Lymph Node , Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/complications , Tuberculosis, Pulmonary/diagnosis , Lung/pathology , Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Arq. bras. neurocir ; 38(1): 64-67, 15/03/2019.
Article in English | LILACS | ID: biblio-1362674

ABSTRACT

Meningitis or meningoencephalitis are the most common presentations of Koch bacilli infection on the central nervous system (CNS), especially in immunosuppressed patients, in whom the bacilli normally reaches the meninges and the cerebral parenchyma.. A least common pathological presentation is the tumoral growth pattern disease known as tuberculoma. This pathological entity is more common in the cerebral hemispheres and is rarely located in the brainstem. The present case report describes a case of a 55-year-old patient under regular antiretroviral therapy who was hospitalized with signs of brainstem and cerebellar disturbances. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain showed an exophytic lesion in the dorsal region of the pons. The patient underwent total resection of the lesion and the histopathologic analysis was consistent with a tuberculoma.


Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Tuberculoma/pathology , Tuberculosis, Meningeal/diagnosis , Tuberculosis, Meningeal/therapy , Brain Stem/pathology , Immunocompromised Host
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Biomédica (Bogotá) ; 33(1): 36-41, ene.-mar. 2013. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-675130

ABSTRACT

Se informa un caso de mastitis granulomatosa causada por Mycobacterium tuberculosis en una paciente inmunocompetente con lesiones inflamatorias crónicas de la mama, diagnosticada por la detección de ADN de la micobacteria mediante la técnica de reacción en cadena de la polimerasa de la secuencia de inserción IS6110 presente en el complejo M. tuberculosis , en una biopsia de mama embebida en parafina. La tuberculosis primaria de la mama es rara, incluso en países con alta prevalencia de tuberculosis, y debe sospecharse en pacientes con mastitis granulomatosa crónica de causa no clara. El pilar del tratamiento es la quimioterapia antituberculosa y, ocasionalmente, la cirugía.


We report a case of granulomatous mastitis caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an immunocompetent woman with chronic inflammatory lesions of the breast. It was diagnosed by detection of mycobacteria DNA using polymerase chain reaction technique targeting IS6110 insertion element of M. tuberculosis complex in a paraffin-embedded histological specimen. The primary breast tuberculosis is rare, even in countries where the incidence and prevalence of pulmonary and extra pulmonary tuberculosis are high. It should be suspected in female patients with chronic granulomatous mastitis with no apparent cause. The cornerstone of treatment is antituberculous chemotherapy, and surgery is rarely required.


Subject(s)
Adult , Female , Humans , Mastitis/diagnosis , Tuberculoma/diagnosis , Tuberculosis, Cutaneous/diagnosis , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Antitubercular Agents/therapeutic use , Biopsy , Breast Neoplasms/diagnosis , Diagnosis, Differential , DNA Transposable Elements/genetics , DNA, Bacterial/analysis , Dermatomycoses/diagnosis , Ethambutol/therapeutic use , False Negative Reactions , Fever/etiology , Isoniazid/therapeutic use , Mastitis/pathology , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/genetics , Mycobacterium tuberculosis/isolation & purification , Pyrazinamide/therapeutic use , Rifampin/therapeutic use , Skin Diseases, Bacterial/diagnosis , Tuberculoma/pathology , Tuberculosis, Cutaneous/pathology , Weight Loss
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Arq. bras. oftalmol ; 74(1): 53-54, Jan.-Feb. 2011. ilus
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-589940

ABSTRACT

Posterior scleral tuberculoma formation is an extremely rare condition. The few reports on scleral involvement in tuberculosis refer to cases of anterior scleritis. In the present manuscript we describe a patient who had rheumatoid arthritis and developed a large posterior scleral tuberculoma. The lesion provoked retinal detachment and visual loss and was diagnosed only after enucleation due to a misdiagnosis of choroidal melanoma.


A formação de granuloma tuberculoso na esclera posterior é um evento extremamente raro. Os poucos relatos de acometimento escleral na tuberculose referem-se a casos de esclerite anterior. No presente trabalho é descrito um caso de granuloma escleral posterior em um paciente portador de artrite reumatóide. A lesão provocou descolamento da retina e perda visual e só foi diagnosticada após enucleação por suspeita de melanoma de coróide.


Subject(s)
Aged , Female , Humans , Scleral Diseases/pathology , Tuberculoma/pathology , Tuberculosis, Ocular/pathology
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Gac. méd. Caracas ; 117(2): 138-145, jun. 2009. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-630559

ABSTRACT

La tuberculosis del sistema nervioso es una condición amenazante por su alta morbilidad y mortalidad y en los últimos años se produjo un importante incremento que alerta nuestra atención sobre este problema en el país. Se evaluaron 13 casos entre los años 1990 y 2008, de los cuales 8 son masculinos y 5 femeninos. Las edades oscilaron entre 1 y 4 años con una media de 2 años. Los diagnósticos fueron: Pott 2; absceso cerebral 2; meningitis 2; hidrocefalia 4; hipertensión endocraneana 3. Sólo 4 pacientes se mantienen en control adecuado


Nervous system tuberculosis is a serious condition with high morbidity and mortality. In the last years an important increase was produced, which might call our attention upon this problem in the country. Between 1990 and 2008, thirteen cases were evaluated, eight male and five female, aged 1 to 4 years old; mean age 2 years. Diagnosis: Pott disease: 2; cerebral abscess 2; meningitis 2; hidrocephalia 4; intracranial hypertension 3. Only 4 patients are under adequate follow up


Subject(s)
Central Nervous System/pathology , Tuberculosis/epidemiology , Tuberculosis/etiology , Tuberculosis/pathology , Tuberculoma/pathology
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Arch. Hosp. Vargas ; 38(3/4): 167-70, jul.-dic. 1996. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-199224

ABSTRACT

El tuberculoma cerebral es una lesión potencialmente curable del Sistema Nervioso Central. La incidencia actual es en países subdesarrollados varía de un 5 a 30 por ciento de todas las lesiones ocupantes de espacio. Esta lesión es más frecuente en niños y adultos jóvenes. En la mayoría de los casos la lesión es única aunque puede ser múltiple en un 35 por ciento. La tomografía computada es el estudio más sensible para el diagnóstico de tuberculoma. El tratamiento inicial debe ser médico, siendo las indicaciones quirúrgicas muy específicas. Se reporta un caso de tuberculoma cerebral en un paciente joven, indígena de la etnia Yaruro procedente del estado Apure, Venezuela, con síndorme de hipertensión endocraneana y una lesión ocupante de espacio parietoccipital derecha, sugestiva de absceso cerebral, sometido a cirugía de emergencia


Subject(s)
Adult , Humans , Male , Brain Abscess/complications , Tuberculoma/pathology
8.
Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-95612

ABSTRACT

Seventy one cases of pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis (confirmed by clinical, sputum examination, Skiagram, lymph node or other organ biopsy) and 13 cases of PUO suspected to be tubercular in origin were included in the study. Besides, thorough clinical workup, LFTs and liver biopsy were also done in all cases. LFT alterations were seen in only 5 (7%) cases of tuberculosis while in PUO group, 3 (23%) cases showed deranged LFT. In all, alteration in SGOT/SGPT was most frequent observation. In Liver biopsy, histopathological changes were seen in 63 percent (45 out of 71) of cases of tuberculosis and in 46.16 percent cases of PUO. In tubercular cases, various abnormalities observed were caseating granulomas: 18.30 percent, nonspecific inflammatory infiltration: 25.32 percent, focal Kupffer cell hyperplasia: 11.2 percent and fatty changes: 8.45 percent. Four of the PUO cases, showing Kupffer cell hyperplasia and non-specific inflammatory infiltration responded to antituberculous therapy. Thus it is surmised that though the caseating granuloma is the hallmark of tuberculosis, but nonspecific inflammatory hepatitis and retothelial tubercle nodules may be the forerunner in the evolution of granuloma.


Subject(s)
Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Biopsy , Female , Fever of Unknown Origin/etiology , Humans , India/epidemiology , Liver/pathology , Liver Function Tests , Middle Aged , Tuberculoma/pathology , Tuberculosis, Hepatic/diagnosis
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Indian J Ophthalmol ; 1992 Jul-Sep; 40(3): 90-1
Article in English | IMSEAR | ID: sea-72202

ABSTRACT

An interesting case of tuberculoma of the orbit, involving the whole of the eyeball with other orbital cavity structures, is being presented. This is very rarely seen in clinical practice.


Subject(s)
Adolescent , Female , Humans , Orbital Diseases/pathology , Tuberculoma/pathology
10.
Arq. neuropsiquiatr ; 46(2): 176-81, jun. 1988. ilus
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-57195

ABSTRACT

É descrito caso autopsiado com 37 tuberculomas cerebrais, o de maior número de lesöes descrito na literatura. O paciente era alcoólatra crônico e tinha tuberculose generalizada. Faz-se revisäo da literatura de tuberculomas cerebrais múltiplos e comenta-se o quadro clínico neurológico apresentado pelo paciente e a associaçäo entre tuberculose generalizada a alcoolismo crônico


Subject(s)
Middle Aged , Humans , Male , Brain Diseases/pathology , Tuberculoma/pathology , Alcoholism/complications , Brain Diseases/complications , Tuberculoma/complications
12.
In. Garcez de Sena, Plínio, comp. Temas de atualizaçäo neurológica. s.l, Universidade Federal da Bahia, 1986. p.133-139, ilus, tab.
Monography in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-37720
13.
Medicina (B.Aires) ; 45(6): 649-53, 1985. ilus
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-33815

ABSTRACT

Se presentan siete casos de tuberculoma intracraneano asistidos entre 1979 y 1981. Seis casos eran supratentoriales y el otro pontino. Todos tenían signos neurológicos focales. Cinco casos tuvieron convulsiones parciales y uno generalizadas. Había antecedentes de tuberculosis en cinco pero era activa solamente en tres. Cuatro casos fueron intervenidos con la presunción de tumor cerebral, pero el estudio biópsico demostró granulomas con caseificación en los cuatro y bacilos ácido-alcohol resistentes en uno. Un paciente falleció con diagnóstico de meningoencefalitis tuberculosa, la necropsia evidenció un tuberculoma pontino. Los dos casos restantes se recuperaron con tratamiento tuberculostático. Se enfatiza: 1) la importancia de considerar el diagnóstico de tuberculoma cerebral ante cada caso de masa intracraneana, con o sin antecedentes de patología pulmonar; 2) la importancia del estudio tomográfico contrastado, para llegar al diagnóstico siempre que se relacione al mismo con el cuadro clínico, que no suele ser de rápida evolutividad, pudiendo inclusive ser estático o regresivo, y 3) la escasa utilidad práctica de los restantes medios complementarios de diagnóstico


Subject(s)
Adolescent , Adult , Middle Aged , Humans , Male , Female , Brain Neoplasms/diagnosis , Tuberculoma/diagnosis , Brain Neoplasms/pathology , Tuberculoma/pathology
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