Brain tuberculomas account for 10-20% of space occupying brain lesions in developing countries. Most lesions are observed at time of tuberculosis diagnosis or soon after starting treatment. We herein describe a 32 year-old patient with a 14-month history of headache and progressive visual loss. Her past medical history revealed pulmonary tuberculosis treated eight years before. A brain MRI show...

PURPOSE To compare the MR signal intensity patterns and enhancement pattern of intracranial tuberculomas with their histopathologic features. METHODS MR images of six patients with surgically proved intracranial tuberculoma were reviewed retrospectively and were compared with histologic findings of the resected specimen. Detailed histologic examination was performed to look for the extent and...

A 6-year-old boy, with no past medical history, presented with progressive headache, vomiting, right side weakness since 3 months without fever or seizures. On examination, he was conscious with a stiff neck and right hemiplegia. Brain computed tomography-scan showed a heterogeneous calcified large mass-like lesion in the left fronto-temporo-parietal region, irregular contrast enhancement and e...

Patients with a tuberculoma typically present with pulmonary involvement of tuberculosis and have risk factors for tuberculosis (TB). The risk factors for tuberculosis include bacillary load, proximity to infectious case, immunosuppressive conditions, malnutrition, young age, diabetes mellitus, working in healthcare, recent incarceration, alcohol use, and tobacco use. Although rare, it is possi...

A 66-year-old man, with a history of pulmonary tuberculosis 40 years before admission, complained of headache and dysarthria that lasted for 2 weeks and was followed by diplopia. MRI revealed an isolated nodular lesion in the pons with a marked enhancement mimicking brain tumor and other diseases. Antituberculous drugs were started under the presumptive diagnosis of tuberculoma. The lesion was ...

Tuberculosis generally affects the respiratory tract. In developing nations, the pericardium is the most common location of extrapulmonary tuberculosis; however, tuberculous pericarditis rarely appears as a localized mass or tuberculoma. We present here a case of a 62-year-old woman with pericardial tuberculoma. She had a history of effusive tuberculous pericarditis and drainage. Because she ha...