Tuberculosis involving spinal cord in the form of
intramedullary tuberculoma is uncommon, and the concurrent occurrence of
cranial and intramedullary tuberculomas is extremely rare. We report a case of
disseminated tuberculoma involving brain and spinal cord with miliary
tuberculosis in a 32-year-old male presenting with fever, cerebellar signs and
motor weakness of both upper and lower extremities. Based on magnetic resonance
imaging and polymerase chain reaction, we diagnosed as tuberculoma. He completely
recovered with conventional antituberculous treatment and steroids. The
follow-up of the patient showed disappearance of signs and symptoms.
Author(s) Details Dr. Chennakesavulu Dara
Department of Medicine, Kurnool Medical College, Kurnool 518002, Andhra Pradesh, India.
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