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Imaging in tuberculosis of the skull and skull-base: case report

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We report a 19-year-old girl, who presented with headache and tonic/clonic seizures. Imaging revealed a lytic parietal skull lesion with an adjacent epidural mass, masses in the right parietal lobe and a posterior skull-base mass. The diagnosis of tuberculosis was made after resection of the extradural mass and later verified with culture of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The parenchymal and skull-base lesions resolved following antituberculous treatment. We present CT, scintigraphic, angiographic and MRI findings.

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  1. Ataköy, 9 Kisim, A4-B D: 81 veya 87, 34750, Istanbul, Turkey

    S. Sencer

  2. Department of Radiology, Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

    S. Sencer, K. Aydin, A. Poyanlı & O. Minareci

  3. Department of Neurological Surgery, Istanbul School of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey

    A. Sencer & K. Hepgül

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Sencer, S., Sencer, A., Aydin, K. et al. Imaging in tuberculosis of the skull and skull-base: case report. Neuroradiology 45, 160–163 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-002-0921-9

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