İntrakraniyal tüberkülom,
tüberküloza bağlı santral sinir sistemi infeksiyonunun önemli komplikasyonlarından
birisidir. İntrakraniyal tüberkülomlar görüntüleme yöntemlerinde beyin
tümörleri ile karışabilir. Tanıda etkenin kültürden izolasyonu ve
histopatolojik inceleme kullanılabilir. Tedavide cerrahi girişim ve
antitüberküloz tedavi uygulanır. Bu yazıda, Cibuti, Afrika’dan gelen ve intrakraniyal
kitle nedeni ile opere edilen ancak biyopsi materyalinin histopatolojik
incelemesi sonucunda tüberkülom olduğu saptanan 34 yaşında bir kadın hasta
sunuldu.
Intracranial tuberculoma is one of the significant complications
of central nervous system infection due to tuberculosis. Intracranial
tuberculomas may be confused with brain tumors in imaging modalities. Diagnosis
is made with the isolation of the causative agent from culture or
histopathological examination. Surgical intervention and antituberculosis
treatment are used in the treatment. In this article, 34 years old female
patient from Cibuti, Africa, who is operated with the diagnosis of intracranial
mass is presented. The definite diagnosis of tuberculosis is made with the
histopathologic examination of biopsy specimens.
Primary Language | Turkish |
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Subjects | Health Care Administration |
Journal Section | Case Report |
Authors | |
Publication Date | September 30, 2019 |
Published in Issue | Year 2019 |
e-ISSN: 2149-8296
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