Intradural Extramedullary Tuberculoma of the Spinal Cord Following Tuberculous Meningitis

Intradural extramedullary tuberculoma of the spinal cord (IETSC) is an uncommon disease which can occurs secondary to tuberculous meningitis. A 31-year-old woman was diagnosed as tuberculous meningitis after mental disorientation. Her mentality was recovered after antituberculous therapy. After 7 mo...

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Published inKorean Journal of Spine Vol. 12; no. 2; pp. 107 - 110
Main Authors Jeong, Deok-Ki, Kwon, Young-Min
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Korea (South) The Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society 01.06.2015
대한척추신경외과학회
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Case Report
신경외과학
Tuberculoma
Syringomyelia
Meningeal tuberculosis
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Summary:Intradural extramedullary tuberculoma of the spinal cord (IETSC) is an uncommon disease which can occurs secondary to tuberculous meningitis. A 31-year-old woman was diagnosed as tuberculous meningitis after mental disorientation. Her mentality was recovered after antituberculous therapy. After 7 months of antituberculous therapy, paraplegia has developed. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed a mass lesion between the T1 and T12 spinal levels with arachnoid thickening which results in the development of tuberculoma. She received surgical resection of IETSC followed by antituberculous therapy and neurological function has been improved. The two years after surgical treatment, spinal MRI showed syringomyelia between T1 to L1. But, her neurological outcome was not aggravated.
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ISSN:1738-2262
2586-6583
2093-6729
2586-6591
DOI:10.14245/kjs.2015.12.2.107