Suprasellar tuberculoma

Br J Neurosurg. 2014 Aug;28(4):562-3. doi: 10.3109/02688697.2013.857009. Epub 2013 Nov 8.

Abstract

Tuberculosis is among the most lethal infectious diseases. Although incidence of intracranial tuberculosis is low in developed countries, it is still rampant in the developing world. The most common location of intracranial tuberculomas in adults is the cerebral hemisphere, and in children, the posterior fossa. The suprasellar tuberculomas are extremely rare and pose a diagnostic challenge. We describe a patient with concomitant suprasellar and cerebellar tuberculoma.

Keywords: antitubercular therapy; suprasellar; tuberculosis.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Brain / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Skull / pathology*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tuberculoma, Intracranial / complications
  • Tuberculoma, Intracranial / diagnosis
  • Tuberculoma, Intracranial / drug therapy*
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • Antitubercular Agents