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Pulmonary Tuberculosis: The Great Mimicker of Lung Cancer. [PDF]

Clin Case Rep
Computed tomography (CT) scan of the chest with contrast indicating a soft tissue density in the left upper lobe. ABSTRACT Though tuberculosis (TB) is an ancient pathogen, diagnosis remains challenging. Distinguishing pulmonary tuberculoma, a rare manifestation of TB, from lung cancer is critical.
Corrales-Diaz Pomatto-Watson L, Johl HS, Meiklejohn K.   +2 more
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Intracisternal tuberculoma: a refractory type of tuberculoma indicating surgical intervention

BMC Neurology, 2018
Background Central nervous system (CNS) tuberculoma is a rare disease with severe neurological deficits. This retrospective research is to review the data of patients diagnosed as CNS tuberculoma. Surgeries were performed in all patients.
Fanfan Chen, Lei Chen, Yongfu Cao, Yongjun Yi, Jingwen Zhuang, Wuhua Le, Wei Xie, Lanbo Tu, Peng Li, Yimin Fang, Ling Li, Yuqing Kou, Kaikai Fu, Hua He, Hongbin Ju   +14 more
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Spinal intramedullary tuberculoma with abscess: Rare occurrence

Journal of Spinal Surgery, 2018
Introduction: Intramedullary spinal tuberculoma (IMT) combined with abscess is rare. Because of such rarity, there is no standardized treatment protocol for this condition. We present a case of intramedullary tuberculoma combined with abscess in a female
Mazhar Mulla, Batuk D Diyora, Bhagyashri Bhende, Swapnil Patil, Aditya Patil, Naren Nayak, Alok Sharma   +6 more
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A 73‐year‐old man with loss of consciousness during treatment for miliary tuberculosis

Respirology Case Reports, 2022
Key message Miliary tuberculosis is often associated with cerebral tuberculoma, which can manifest during treatment. We present images of a patient with cerebral tuberculoma detected due to emerging neurological symptoms during treatment of miliary ...
Masahiro Ohgiya, Yuka Sasaki, Akira Yamane, Sumie Nakamura, Hirotoshi Matsui   +4 more
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Brainstem Tuberculous Abscess in a 63-Year-Old Adult With Unrepaired Tetralogy of Fallot. [PDF]

Case Rep Med
Background Tetralogy of Fallot (TOF) is a congenital heart anomaly usually corrected surgically in childhood. Reports of adults with unrepaired TOF indicate that they are at high risk of endocardial infections and sequelae such as distant abscesses. Case Presentation A 63‐year‐old man born and raised in Vietnam presented with unrepaired TOF and 5 days ...
S Yang J, Y Kurtz F, H Liu H, Ehrlich B, Kone G.   +4 more
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An interesting case of disseminated tuberculoma of brain and spinal cord

Journal of Clinical and Biomedical Sciences, 2019
Tuberculosis is a public health problem worldwide causing significant morbidity and mortality. Manifestations of tuberculo-sis are widely classified as pulmonary and extra pulmonary.
Parameshwar Keerthi B H, Anil Kumar Sakalecha, Varun S, Shivaprasad G Savagave, Raveesha Raveesha   +4 more
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Recurrent central nervous system tuberculoma with tubercular meningitis: Swerving from asymptomatic disease to severe form

International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2020
Tuberculosis (TB) is known for its varied presentation and complications, the most dreaded complication being central nervous system (CNS) TB which includes tuberculoma.
Shalendra Singh, Pothireddy Sreenivasulu, Nipun Gupta, Munish Sood, George Cherian Ambooken   +4 more
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Non‐osseous intradural tuberculoma of the thoracic spine with compressive myelopathy

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message An uncommon form of CNS tuberculosis called non‐osseous IDEM tuberculoma frequently results from paradoxical drug interactions.
Shyam Duvuru, Vivek Sanker, Syed Naureen, Gupta Prakash, Rajurkar Sanjana, Tirth Dave   +5 more
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Case report: Depressive disorder with peripartum onset camouflages suspected intracranial tuberculoma

Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2022
BackgroundCo-occuring psychological symptoms and rare medical illnesses like intracranial tuberculoma add difficulties in diagnosing and treatment. The present report discussed a rare case of a young woman with tuberculoma and depressive disorder with ...
Halwa Zakia, Shelly Iskandar
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Tuberculoma of the liver

Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, 2008
We report an isolated giant solid macronodular tuberculoma in an 8-year-old boy. A large-space-occupying lesion in the right lobe with nodular surface and hard consistency mimicked liver malignancy. This case is unusual as the ultrasonography, computed tomography scan, and aspiration cytology were all suggestive of a malignant tumor.
Bharathi, A., Nagarjuna, K., Prasad, G.V.S.N., Reddy, J. Bhaskar, Ravi, Prasad D. Kalyan   +4 more
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