Intracerebral tuberculoma misdiagnosed as neurosarcoidosis

South Med J. 2003 May;96(5):494-6. doi: 10.1097/01.SMJ.0000048150.02504.99.

Abstract

We describe two patients who had tuberculomas that were initially misdiagnosed as neurosarcoidosis, leading to prolonged steroid therapy before initiation of antituberculous medications. Neither patient was infected with the human immunodeficiency virus, and one of the patients had a negative tuberculosis skin test.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Diagnostic Errors*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Nervous System Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Sarcoidosis / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculoma, Intracranial / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculoma, Intracranial / drug therapy

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents