Giant tuberculoma in an adolescent: atypical form of tuberculosis

Asymptomatic pons tuberculoma in an infant with miliary tuberculosis.

Miliary tuberculosis is caused by the hematogenous spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and consists of 1.5% of all tuberculosis cases. It is seen mostly in infants because of the immature immune system, and central nervous system (CNS) involvement is not rare. Tuberculomas are rarely seen in the localized form of CNS tuberculosis, and only 4% are localized in the brain stem. We report a 4.5-mo...

Unilateral hydrocephalus: atypical presentation of intracranial tuberculoma.

A 43-year-old male presented with 3-month history of low-grade fever and headache. Radiological investigations revealed unilateral hydrocephalus. Unilateral obstruction of the foramen of Monro due to chronic tubercular ependymal inflammation was suspected and endoscopic septostomy was planned. Though ventriculo-peritoneal shunt is a simple method to treat hydrocephalus, complications related to...

Persistent and Generalized Purpuric Lesions in an Adolescent: A Rare Atypical Form of Pityriasis Rosea

Pulmonary tuberculoma and miliary tuberculosis in silicosis.

Tuberculosis is a disease with protean manifestations. We present a case which was initially suspected as bronchogenic carcinoma with lymphangitic carcinomatosis, based on radiological appearance but later diagnosed as pulmonary tuberculoma with military tuberculosis and silicosis after thoracotomy and open lung biopsy. The patient was treated successfully with Antituberculosis Therapy (ATT). R...

An atypical presentation of giant cell arteritis.

emergency department with difficulty walking, dizziness and double vision that had lasted for one week. He had previously experienced several weeks of temporal head ache and weight loss. Abnormal findings on neur o logic examination included upbeat nystagmus, gaze palsy when looking to the right and gait ataxia. Diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed multiple, small, acute a...