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Extensive calvarial tuberculosis presenting as exophytic ulcerated growth on scalp in an infant: an interesting case report with review of literature

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Introduction

Extrapulmonary skeletal involvement of calvarium in tuberculosis is very uncommon and presentation in an infant has never been reported. It usually presents as a painless scalp swelling, often with a discharging sinus.

Discussion

We report here a case of extensive calvarial tuberculosis seen in an infant presenting as exophytic ulcerated growth on the scalp. Differential diagnosis, neuroimaging, and management issues with pertinent literature are reviewed.

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  1. Department of Neurosurgery, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, 110029, India

    Pankaj Dawar, Deepak Kumar Gupta & Bhawani Shankar Sharma

  2. Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Aruselvi Jyakumar

  3. Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, New Delhi, India

    Pankaj Dawar, Deepak Kumar Gupta, Bhawani Shankar Sharma & Aruselvi Jyakumar

  4. Department of Radiology, Jai Prakash Narayan Apex Trauma Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India

    Shivanand Gamanagatti

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Dawar, P., Gupta, D.K., Sharma, B.S. et al. Extensive calvarial tuberculosis presenting as exophytic ulcerated growth on scalp in an infant: an interesting case report with review of literature. Childs Nerv Syst 29, 1215–1218 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00381-013-2097-5

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