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Brain tuberculomas: a case report
Maryam Saleh1, Ali Asghar Saeedi2, Ali Ali Pooran3
1Department of Infectious Diseases, Sajad Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran ; Influenza Research Center, Pasteur Institute of Iran, Tehran, IR Iran.
Introduction:
An unusual incidence of tuberculosis in different parts of the body is called tuberculomas. The rate of brain tuberculosis is rare.
Case Presentation:
The following case of tuberculamas of the brain, presented by enhancing rings of meninges, is reported because of its rarity. It was a case of brain tuberculomas in a 15-year-old girl with primary symptoms of headache and general weakness, and no signs of primary pulmonary infection.
Discussion:
The subject underwent computerized tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain. Microbiological tests (acid fast bacilli smear-AFB, and culture of biopsy specimen) were applied subsequently. According to the results, the problem was diagnosed as brain tuberculomas. After operation she was completely treated with anti-TB drugs. Although brain tuberculosis is rare, it was diagnosed on the basis of histopathology and the patient's successful response to anti-tuberculous drug treatment.
