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Devastating yet treatable complication of tuberculous meningitis: the resistant TB abscess

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Introduction

Tuberculous abscesses may be resistant to medical treatment and may cause devastating complications.

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Such a lesion persisted in a child treated for tuberculous meningitis and resulted in a seizure with prolonged anoxic damage to the brain. The imaging findings are typical and these lesions should be considered for surgical management.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Groote Schuur Hospital, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, 8005, South Africa

    Savvas Andronikou

  2. Department of Radiology, Tygerberg Hospital, University of Stellenbosch, Stellenbosch, South Africa

    Petrus J. Greyling

  3. 700 Harbouredge, Hospital Rd Greenpoint, Cape Town, 8005, South Africa

    Savvas Andronikou

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Correspondence to Savvas Andronikou.

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Commentaries on this paper are available at doi:10.1007/s00381-009-0813-y and doi:10.1007/s00381-009-0815-9.

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Andronikou, S., Greyling, P.J. Devastating yet treatable complication of tuberculous meningitis: the resistant TB abscess. Childs Nerv Syst 25, 1105–1106 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-009-0808-8

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