Intracranial and intramedullary tuberculoma with intravertebral abscess manifestation under anti-tuberculous treatment: a case report

Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2013 Sep;115(9):1858-60. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2013.02.004. Epub 2013 Mar 5.

Authors

Recep Tekin¹, Emre Kaçar, Figen Ceylan Çevik, Kadir Çinar, Remzi Çevik

Affiliation

¹ Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Dicle University, Diyarbakir, Turkey.

PMID: 23481899
DOI: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2013.02.004

No abstract available

Keywords: Abscess; Brain; Spine; Tuberculoma.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Abscess / drug therapy*
Abscess / microbiology*
Adult
Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use*
Brain / pathology
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Spinal Diseases / drug therapy*
Spinal Diseases / microbiology*
Spine / pathology
Treatment Outcome
Tuberculoma, Intracranial / drug therapy*
Tuberculoma, Intracranial / microbiology*
Tuberculosis, Spinal / drug therapy*
Tuberculosis, Spinal / microbiology*

Substances

Antitubercular Agents