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Highlights • Elderly CNS tuberculoma may not have systemic signs of infection such as a fever.• Tuberculosis (TB) in older persons can result in delay in diagnosis and initiation.• Case… Click to show full abstract
Highlights • Elderly CNS tuberculoma may not have systemic signs of infection such as a fever.• Tuberculosis (TB) in older persons can result in delay in diagnosis and initiation.• Case is disseminated TB- military TB as well as CNS tuberculomas in the elderly.• MRI showed multiple well‑defined enhancing lesions in the brain.• In the elderly, early diagnosis for TB is critical.
Keywords:
nervous system;
central nervous;
system tuberculoma;
tuberculosis;
tuberculoma miliary;
miliary tuberculosis
Journal Title: IDCases
Year Published: 2020
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Journal Title: IDCases
Year Published: 2020
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