En Plaque Tuberculoma: a Case Report
Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
;
: 200-205, 2016.
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in English
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| ID: wpr-82804
ABSTRACT
In Korea, tuberculosis is still common disease. Central nervous system tuberculosis can manifest in a variety of forms, including tuberculous meningitis, tuberculous cerebritis, tuberculoma, tuberculous abscess, and miliary tuberculosis. Although intra-axial tuberculomas are the more common type of CNS tuberculosis, extra-axial lesions are rarely encountered. En plaque tuberculoma is an extremely rare presentation of intracranial tuberculosis with mimicking primary or secondary meningeal neoplasia. We describe a rare case of an en plaque tuberculoma accompanied by tuberculous meningitis and tuberculomas.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Tuberculoma
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Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis, Meningeal
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Tuberculosis, Miliary
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Tuberculosis, Central Nervous System
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Abscess
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Korea
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Investigative Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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