Calvarial Tuberculosis: A Case Report.

Autor: Satter AR; Dr AM Rejaus Satter, Associate Consultant, Neurosurgery, Square Hospitals Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh; Email: dr.reja.joy@gmail.com., Asif DS, Kundu S, Gaddam SS, Bhowmik K
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Mymensingh medical journal : MMJ [Mymensingh Med J] 2017 Jan; Vol. 26 (1), pp. 202-204.
Abstrakt: Calvarial Tuberculosis (CTB) is very rare form of TB. A 35 year old lady presented with a painless bony swelling over the right frontal area with an enlarged pre-auricular lymphnode. The CT revealed an expansile lytic lesion involving right frontal bone with minimal dural enhancement. In the presence of normal ESR, no past history of Tuberculosis, an expansile lytic lesion with intradural enhancement and previous inconclusive FNAC of pre-auricular lymphnode; she underwent surgical excision which revealed caseous granulation suggestive of TB.
Databáze: MEDLINE