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Concurrent multiple brain tuberculomas with miliary tuberculosis - A rare presentation
- Source :
- Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol 6, Iss 2, Pp 118-120 (2014)
- Publication Year :
- 2014
- Publisher :
- Manipal College of Medical Sciences, Pokhara, 2014.
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Abstract
- A 45 year old immunocompetent female presented to us with fever, dry cough, vomitingand headache. There was a single episode of convulsion after hospital admission. ChestXray was normal. After through clinical examination and relevant investigations we came toknow that it was a case of concurrent multiple brain tuberculomas with miliary tuberculosis.Patient was managed with antitubercular drugs and other supportive therapy promptly and sheresponed well. Occurence of tuberculoma in the brain in a patient with miliary tuberculosisis a rare phenomenon.
- Subjects :
- tuberculoma
miliary tuberculosis
disseminated tuberculosis
Medicine
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 24679100 and 20910576
- Volume :
- 6
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Asian Journal of Medical Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.50b585517aa44518fe02503eea63f46
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3126/ajms.v6i2.10279