Miliary Tuberculosis Involving the Central Nervous System
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
;
: 2354-2359, 1996.
Artigo
em Coreano
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ABSTRACT
In recent times, central nervous system(CNS) tuberculosis has been rare and the prevalence of the focal form, the tuberculoma, varies from 1 per 20 to 1 per 1000. CNS tuberculosis occurs as a result of hematogenous sparead from a primary focus, mostly pulmonary tuberculosis. It can be diffuse exudative leptomeningitis or a localized tuberculoma; the former is more common. We report a case of military cerebral tuberculosis in a 24-year-old female who had been having headaches for 4 months. Magnetic resonance imaging showed numerous small round Gadolinium-enhanced supratentorial and infratentorial lesions scattered throughtout the brain. Histologic examination confirmed well-defined tuberculous granulomas with central caseous necrosis in open biopsy, containing several acid-fast bacilli, the patient was treated with isoniazid, rifampin, ethambutol, pyrazinamide in combination with prednisolone.
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Assunto principal:
Pirazinamida
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Rifampina
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Tuberculoma
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Tuberculose
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Tuberculose Miliar
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Tuberculose Pulmonar
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Biópsia
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Encéfalo
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Prednisolona
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Imageamento por Ressonância Magnética
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de prevalência
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
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