Cerebellar tuberculoma in an immunocompetent patient

Background: Tuberculosis infection of the Central Nervous System is major cause death and morbidity in developing countries. The clinical manifestations radiological findings tuberculoma are nonspecific. This article reports a rare case cerebellar with manifestation related to an intracranial mass without typical symptoms immunocompetent patient. Case Report: A 20-year-old female seizure, headache, vertigo. posterior fossa was revealed by Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Thorax scan results showed process. patient then underwent surgery. Histopathological examination displayed chronic granulomatous inflammation presence Acid-Fast Bacilli. received anti-tuberculous drug treatment for one year anti-seizure medication. Discussion: Cerebellar can resemble tumor or cranial abscess. Diagnosis based on clinical, manifestations, histopathological analysis. Surgical intervention still has role this disease. finding Mycobacterium tuberculosis gold standard diagnosing Tuberculosis. Conclusions: Although it rare, involvement CNS should be taken into account both immunocompromised patients neurological who living endemic area.