Balo's Concentric Sclerosis Mimicking Cerebral Tuberculoma
Experimental Neurobiology
; : 169-172, 2015.
Article
in English
| WPRIM (Western Pacific)
| ID: wpr-30209
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ABSTRACT
Balo's concentric sclerosis (BCS) is considered a rare variant of multiple sclerosis, which often mimics an intracranial neoplasm or abscess. We report the case of a 21-year-old woman presenting with BCS while undergoing treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis. Initial brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings were similar to those for cerebral tuberculoma, multiple metastases, or abscesses. However, the pathognomonic concentric sclerosis characteristic of BCS was seen on MRI. The antemortem confirmatory diagnosis of BCS was made by follow-up MRI and a brain biopsy. It is suggested that BCS should be included in the differential diagnosis of cerebral tuberculoma, especially in developing countries with a high prevalence of tuberculosis.
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Health context:
Neglected Diseases
Health problem:
Neglected Diseases
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Tuberculosis
Database:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Sclerosis
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Tuberculoma
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Tuberculosis
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Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
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Biopsy
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Brain
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Brain Neoplasms
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Diffuse Cerebral Sclerosis of Schilder
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Prevalence
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Observational study
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Prevalence study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Aspects:
Social determinants of health
Limits:
Female
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Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Experimental Neurobiology
Year:
2015
Document type:
Article