Paradoxically developed optochiasmatic tuberculoma and tuberculous lymphadenitis: A case report with 18-month follow up by MRI

Southern Medical Journal

Volumn 99, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 388-392

  Kalkan, Ahmet ^a   Serhatlioglu, Selami ^a   Ozden, Mehmet ^a   Denk, Affan ^a   Demirdag, Kutbettin ^a   Yilmaz, Turgut ^a   Kilic, Suleyman Sirri ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Extracranial; Intracranial optochiasmatic tuberculoma; Tuberculous lymphadenitis

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; STREPTOMYCIN; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTRACRANIAL TUMOR; MENINGITIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; TUBERCULOMA; TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; DRUG RESISTANCE, MULTIPLE, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPTIC CHIASM; TUBERCULOMA, INTRACRANIAL; TUBERCULOSIS, LYMPH NODE;

EID: 33646485239     PISSN: 00384348     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.smj.0000209091.57281.23     Document Type: Article

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