Ruptured intraventricular tuberculous brain abscess mimicking cystic neoplasm: a case report
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Tuberculous brain abscess-Case report
In spite of recent advances in understanding of disease, tuberculosis still remains a major health problem, particularly in developing countries[1]. Central nervous system tuberculosis may present as commonly encountered tuberculous meningitis or tuberculous mass lesions and rare tuberculous brain abscess (TBA).TBA are rarely encountered even in countries where CNS tuberculosis is relatively co...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pan African Medical Journal
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1937-8688
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2021.39.122.29369