Cervical intramedullary conglomerate tuberculomas with tuberculous meningitis - rapid response to medical therapy

Common manifestations of tuberculosis of the central nervous system are tuberculous meningitis and intracranial tuberculomas. Cervical intramedullary tuberculomas are very rare in immunocompetent children. An unusual presentation of tuberculous meningitis with hydrocephalus and conglomerate cervical...

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Published in:Paediatrics and international child health 2012-08, Vol.32 (3), p.171-173
Main Authors: Saini, Arushi G, Dogra, Shivani, Kumar, Rakesh, Singh, Paramjeet
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antitubercular Agents - administration & dosage
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the nervous system. Bacterial myositis
Biological and medical sciences
Cervical tuberculoma
Child, Preschool
General aspects
Head - diagnostic imaging
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Hydrocephalus
Hydrocephalus - diagnosis
Hydrocephalus - pathology
Hydrocephalus - surgery
Infectious diseases
Intramedullary tuberculoma
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Medical sciences
Neck - diagnostic imaging
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Tuberculoma - drug therapy
Tuberculoma - pathology
Tuberculosis and atypical mycobacterial infections
Tuberculosis, Meningeal - complications
Tuberculosis, Meningeal - diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Meningeal - drug therapy
Tuberculosis, Meningeal - pathology
Tuberculosis, Spinal - complications
Tuberculosis, Spinal - diagnosis
Tuberculosis, Spinal - drug therapy
Tuberculosis, Spinal - pathology
Tuberculous meningitis
Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt
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Summary:Common manifestations of tuberculosis of the central nervous system are tuberculous meningitis and intracranial tuberculomas. Cervical intramedullary tuberculomas are very rare in immunocompetent children. An unusual presentation of tuberculous meningitis with hydrocephalus and conglomerate cervical intramedullary tuberculomas in a 4-year-old boy is reported.
ISSN:2046-9047
2046-9055
DOI:10.1179/2046905512Y.0000000009