Tuberculous leptomeningitis (gross pathology)

Case contributed by Yale Rosen

Diagnosis certain

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Citation:

Rosen Y, Tuberculous leptomeningitis (gross pathology). Case study, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 03 Jun 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-8635

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-8635

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https://radiopaedia.org/cases/8635

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8635

Disclosures:

At the time the case was submitted for publication Yale Rosen had no recorded disclosures.

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Case published:

18 Feb 2010

Revisions:

9 times, by 5 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Central Nervous System

Tags:

yale rosen, gross pathology, brain, tb, tuberculosis, leptomeningitis

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From the case: Tuberculous leptomeningitis (gross pathology)

pathology

Gross pathology

View of the inferior surface of the brain demonstrating encasement of the base of the brain with thick white exudate, characteristic of TB leptomeningitis.

Case Discussion

View of the inferior surface of the brain demonstrating encasement of the base of the brain with thick white exudate, characteristic of TB leptomeningitis

Author: Yale Rosen, M.D.

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