We report the case of an immunocompetent patient with an isolated tuberculoma of the liver, which was diagnosed by percutaneous US-guided liver biopsy. The patient received an antitubercular therapy, and there has been no relapse to date.

PURPOSE The aim of this article is to report a case of uveal tuberculoma simulating an intraocular tumor in which the diagnosis was only possible by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis. METHOD This is a case report. RESULTS A36-year-old male presented with a progressive growing intraocular tumor and no history or positive test for other systemic disease. The eye eventually turned blind...

A 37-year-old woman presenting with galactorrhea and menstrual irregularity due to an intrasellar lesion of the pituitary gland underwent transsphenoidal surgery for histopathological diagnosis and removal of the lesion. Histological findings were consistent with a tuberculoma. The post-operative course was satisfactory with resolution of galactorrhea and improved ovulatory cycle. The patient w...

Before the advent of antituberculous agents, complete surgical excision of intracerebral tuberculoma offered the only chance for survival , generally with poor results 111 . Currently, however, these agents are the treatment of choice for CNS tuberculoma, with surgery reserved for cases of uncontrolled intracranial pressure of failure of medical therapy [21 . Symptomatically, neoplastic and vas...