Syringomyelia and intradural extramedullary tuberculoma of the spinal cord as a late complication of tuberculous meningitis.
Turk Neurosurg
; 20(4): 561-5, 2010 Oct.
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ABSTRACT
Intradural extramedullary (IDEM) tuberculomas account for only 1% of all spinal tuberculomas. Concurrent IDEM tuberculoma and syringomyelia arising as a complication of tuberculous meningitis (TM) is extremely rare and only two cases have been reported to date. There is yet no report in the literature describing syringomyelia presenting as a delayed complication of IDEM tuberculoma. Here we present such a case. A 21 year-old male patient underwent partial decompression for thoracolumbar IDEM tuberculoma as a late complication of tuberculous meningitis. Spinal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the patient suffering from progression of paraparesia six months after the operation revealed a syringomyelia occupying the space from T1 to T9, remote from the operation site, and syringo-peritoneal shunt placement was performed.
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Assunto principal:
Siringomielia
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Tuberculoma
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Tuberculose Meníngea
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2010
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Article