Tuberculous Granuloma

Tuberculous granuloma of the spheno-clival region.

Sir, The clivus is one of the common sites for diverse pathological lesions. 1 Tuberculosis commonly involves the craniovertebral junction causing atlanto-axial dislocation. However, primary skull base tuberculoma is extremely rare. A case of primary spheno-clival tuberculoma without involvement of the craniovertebral junction is reported and the management is discussed. A 24-year-old, non-immu...

A Case of Oculomotor Nerve Palsy and Choroidal Tuberculous Granuloma Associated with Tuberculous Meningoencephalitis

We report a rare case of oculomotor nerve palsy and choroidal tuberculous granuloma associated with tuberculous meningoencephalitis. A 15-year-old male visited our hospital for an acute drop of the left eyelid and diplopia. He has been on anti-tuberculous drugs (isoniazid, rifampin) for 1 year for his tuberculous encephalitis. A neurological examination revealed a conscious clear patient with i...

A case of tuberculous cellulitis lacking epithelioid granuloma.

Inflammatory choroidal neovascular membrane after healed tuberculous choroidal granuloma

Objective: To present a case of choroidal granuloma masquerading as intraocular tumor that healed on anti-tuberculous treatment but led to the development of inflammatory choroidal neovascular membrane (CNVM). Method: A 42-year-old female patient with past history of hysterectomy presented with diminution of vision in the right eye. Fundus examination in the right eye showed a yellowish white c...

Endotracheal tuberculous granuloma formation following endobronchial ultrasound transbronchial needle aspiration.

Endobronchial ultrasound-transbronchial needle aspiration (EBUS-TBNA) is a useful and safe diagnostic test. We herein report a case of endotracheal granuloma formation that occurred after EBUS-TBNA in a 73-year-old woman. The patient was admitted due to coughing and dyspnea after 70 days of antituberculous therapy for mediastinal lymphadenitis. Computed tomography revealed decreases in the size...