Intracranial tuberculomas

Case contributed by Utkarsh Kabra
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Headache and neurological deficit.

Patient Data

Age: 35 years
Gender: Male
mri

The study reveals multiple focal discrete and conglomerate lesions with hypointense center on T2W scans and mild to moderate perilesional edema in left frontoparietal, occipital and temporal lobes, suggestive of tuberculomas. 

Case Discussion

Although the diagnosis has not been formally proven, in an endemic area appearances are very suggestive of the diagnosis. 

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