The case of infectious. CNS tuberculosis. Presentation of a case

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Mauricio Velásquez
Victoria Eusse
Hugo Trujillo

Abstract

A case of tuberculosis of the Central Nervous System is described in an adolescent, immunocompetent, indigenous patient, presentating with aseptic meningitis and signs of focalization. The MRI showed lesions compatible with tuberculomas. Consecuently, CSF was cultured for the Koch Bacillus. The patient has evolved satisfactorily after the initiation of an anti-tuberculosis treatment.

Keywords:
Tuberculosis, central nervous system tuberculomas, nuclear magnetic resonance

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Mauricio Velásquez, Pontifical Bolivarian University

Medical Student, Faculty of Medicine U.P.B.

Victoria Eusse, Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe

Pediatrician Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe.

Hugo Trujillo, Hospital Pablo Tobon Uribe

Pediatric Infectious Disease Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe. Researcher at the Corporation for Biological Research.

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