Disseminated Intracranial Tuberculoma Mimicking Neurocysticercosis
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A case of cerebral tuberculoma mimicking neurocysticercosis
Case A 42-year-old Peruvian woman residing in Japan for 11 years with a family history of neurocysticercosis presented to our intensive care unit with fever and intense headache.Computed tomography indicated multiple micronodular lesions in the brain parenchyma, and cerebral tuberculoma and neurocysticercosis were considered in the differential diagnosis. Neurocysticercosis was initially suspec...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Internal Medicine
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0918-2918,1349-7235
DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.50.5518