Mycobacterium infection as a mimicker of brain metastasis

Clin Case Rep. 2021 Feb 18;9(4):2481-2482. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.3947. eCollection 2021 Apr.

Authors

Guilherme Soares de Oliveira Wertheimer¹, Guilherme Rossi Assis-Mendonça², Luciano de Souza Queiroz², Fabiano Reis¹

Affiliations

¹ Radiology and Medical Imaging Department State University of Campinas Campinas Brazil.
² Pathological Anatomy Department State University of Campinas Campinas Brazil.

Abstract

Mycobacterium infection is a differential diagnosis to be considered in brain multifocal lesions with peripheral enhancement.

Keywords: infectious diseases; neurology; neurosurgery; oncology.

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