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Intramedullary spinal tuberculoma.

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Irfanullah Shah Department of Neurosurgery, Dow University of Health Sciences and Civil Hospital Karachi Pakistan
Usman T. Siddiqui The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan
M. Imran Department of Neurosurgery, Dow University of Health Sciences and Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan
Junaid Ashraf Department of Neurosurgery, Dow University of Health Sciences and Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan
Saeed Mazhar Department of Neurosurgery, Dow University of Health Sciences and Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan
Sheeraz Ahmed Ghori Department of Neurosurgery, Dow University of Health Sciences and Civil Hospital Karachi, Pakistan
Abstract
Spinal intradural intramedullary tuberculoma is extremely rare entity of tuberculosis involving the nervous system. Because of its atypical symptomatology, it must be considered in differential diagnosis of spinal cord lesions, especially where prevalence of tuberculosis is high. In this case report this atypical disease is described where good outcome was achieved by surgical excision of the intramedullary lesion followed by antituberculous therapy.
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Page(s) 48-49
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Published Journal: Journal of College of Physicians and Surgeons--Pakistan : JCPSP, Volume: 22, Issue: 1, Year: 2012

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