An Atypical Presentation of Tuberculomas in an Immunocompetent Host. (August 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Venter, Frederick; Heidari, Arash; Galang, Kristine; Viehweg, Macsen
• Is Part Of: Journal of investigative medicine high impact case reports. Volume 6(2018)
• Publication Date: 2018-08
• Subjects: tuberculoma -- Mycobacterium -- tuberculosis -- immunocompromised -- immunocompetent -- intracranial -- lesion -- meningitis -- ring enhancing -- caseating -- granuloma -- seizure; Internal medicine -- Periodicals; Medical care -- Periodicals; 616.005
• DOI: 10.1177/2324709618798407
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2324-7096

Abstract

Tuberculomas are an intracranial form of tuberculosis that account for a third of intracranial lesions in endemic areas. If symptomatic, they usually present as meningitis in an immunocompromised host; however, in patients without signs of meningitis, clinical features are essentially indistinguishable from any other space-occupying lesion. We present a case of central nervous system tuberculosis in an immunocompetent host who presented with new-onset seizures.