2023
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0646
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Case Report: Cranial Tuberculosis in a Patient without Tuberculosis Foci Elsewhere in the Body

Abstract: Cranial tuberculosis is a relatively infrequent inflammatory reaction caused by tuberculous bacilli invading the skull. Most cases of cranial tuberculosis are secondary to tuberculosis foci in other parts of the body; primary cranial tuberculosis is extremely rare. Herein, we report a case of primary cranial tuberculosis. A 50-year-old man presented to our hospital with a mass in the right frontotemporal region. Chest computed tomography and abdominal ultrasonography findings were normal. Magnetic resonance im… Show more

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