Paradoxical Reaction in a case of Brain Tuberculoma
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brain tuberculoma, a case report
tuberculoma is one of the causes of the space occupying lesions in brain. its manifestations can mimic many diseases such as tumor, vasculitis, and multiple sclerosis.a patient with brain tuberculoma secondary to epidymitis is reported. his symptoms and signs were verysimilar to the patients with multiple sclerosis. the physicians must keep in mind this disease in the differentialdiagnosis with...
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عنوان ژورنال: MVP Journal of Medical Sciences
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2348-2648
DOI: 10.18311/mvpjms/2014/v1/i2/826