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MVD is underused in the elderly despite being both safe and effective. Fitness and not age should be the key in deciding the treatment options. It is proposed that any patient with medically refractory TN who is fit for general anesthesia should be given the opportunity to choose MVD.

A 25-year-old woman exhibited swelling of the scalp and a bony defect of the skull from which Mycobacterium tuberculosis was cultured. The case is reported, and the literature is reviewed.

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