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27 / 12 / 2021

 


Miliary brain tuberculomas concomitant with conus medullaris tuberculoma. Case report

Mamoune El Mostarchid, Zakaria Chandide Tlemcani, Imadeddine Sahri, Abderrahmane Housni, Asri Abbad Chrif, Miloudi Gazzaz.


Abstract
Miliary brain tuberculomas are very rare even in areas tuberculosis is endemic. Intra-medullary tuberculomas are rare and constitute only 0.2-5% of all CNS tuberculomas. The combination of intracranial and intramedullary tuberculomas is extremely rare and only a few cases have been reported in the literature so far.
We report a very rare case of miliary brain tuberculoma with approximately 40 small lesions 2 to 4 mm in diameter, concomitant with intramedullary conus tuberculoma. The literature is reviewed.
Associated brain miliary and intramedullary tuberculoma can be symptomatic, but sometimes can be a radiological incidental finding. We believe that craniospinal MRI screening must be done in diffuse tuberculomas.

Key words: brain miliary tuberculomas, 40 lesions, MRI, intramedullary conus tuberculomas


 
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Mostarchid ME, Tlemcani ZC, Sahri I, Housni A, Chrif AA, Gazzaz M. Miliary brain tuberculomas concomitant with conus medullaris tuberculoma. Case report. Int J Med Rev Case Rep. 2021; 5(12): 20-22. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Miliarybraintuberculomasconcomitant-with-conus-medullaris-tuberculoma


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Mostarchid ME, Tlemcani ZC, Sahri I, Housni A, Chrif AA, Gazzaz M. Miliary brain tuberculomas concomitant with conus medullaris tuberculoma. Case report. https://www.mdpub.net/?mno=88602 [Access: April 04, 2024]. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Miliarybraintuberculomasconcomitant-with-conus-medullaris-tuberculoma


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Mostarchid ME, Tlemcani ZC, Sahri I, Housni A, Chrif AA, Gazzaz M. Miliary brain tuberculomas concomitant with conus medullaris tuberculoma. Case report. Int J Med Rev Case Rep. 2021; 5(12): 20-22. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Miliarybraintuberculomasconcomitant-with-conus-medullaris-tuberculoma



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Mostarchid ME, Tlemcani ZC, Sahri I, Housni A, Chrif AA, Gazzaz M. Miliary brain tuberculomas concomitant with conus medullaris tuberculoma. Case report. Int J Med Rev Case Rep. (2021), [cited April 04, 2024]; 5(12): 20-22. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Miliarybraintuberculomasconcomitant-with-conus-medullaris-tuberculoma



Harvard Style

Mostarchid, M. E., Tlemcani, . Z. C., Sahri, . I., Housni, . A., Chrif, . A. A. & Gazzaz, . M. (2021) Miliary brain tuberculomas concomitant with conus medullaris tuberculoma. Case report. Int J Med Rev Case Rep, 5 (12), 20-22. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Miliarybraintuberculomasconcomitant-with-conus-medullaris-tuberculoma



Turabian Style

Mostarchid, Mamoune El, Zakaria Chandide Tlemcani, Imadeddine Sahri, Abderrahmane Housni, Asri Abbad Chrif, and Miloudi Gazzaz. 2021. Miliary brain tuberculomas concomitant with conus medullaris tuberculoma. Case report. International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports, 5 (12), 20-22. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Miliarybraintuberculomasconcomitant-with-conus-medullaris-tuberculoma



Chicago Style

Mostarchid, Mamoune El, Zakaria Chandide Tlemcani, Imadeddine Sahri, Abderrahmane Housni, Asri Abbad Chrif, and Miloudi Gazzaz. "Miliary brain tuberculomas concomitant with conus medullaris tuberculoma. Case report." International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports 5 (2021), 20-22. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Miliarybraintuberculomasconcomitant-with-conus-medullaris-tuberculoma



MLA (The Modern Language Association) Style

Mostarchid, Mamoune El, Zakaria Chandide Tlemcani, Imadeddine Sahri, Abderrahmane Housni, Asri Abbad Chrif, and Miloudi Gazzaz. "Miliary brain tuberculomas concomitant with conus medullaris tuberculoma. Case report." International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports 5.12 (2021), 20-22. Print. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Miliarybraintuberculomasconcomitant-with-conus-medullaris-tuberculoma



APA (American Psychological Association) Style

Mostarchid, M. E., Tlemcani, . Z. C., Sahri, . I., Housni, . A., Chrif, . A. A. & Gazzaz, . M. (2021) Miliary brain tuberculomas concomitant with conus medullaris tuberculoma. Case report. International Journal of Medical Reviews and Case Reports, 5 (12), 20-22. doi:10.5455/IJMRCR.Miliarybraintuberculomasconcomitant-with-conus-medullaris-tuberculoma