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Long-term Sequela of Intradural Extramedullary Tuberculoma in the Thoracic Dorsal Spinal Cord: Case Report and Review of the Literature

A 45-year old man, who had tuberculosis five years ago presented with paresthesia, decreased proprioception, and gait disturbance in the lower extremity which were aggravated for a month. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed the T3-7 intradural extramedullary fibrotic mass with dark signal intensity...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Sohn, Seil, Jin, Yong Jun, Kim, Ki-Jeong, Kim, Hyun-Jib
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Spinal Neurosurgery Society 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4461743/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26064149
http://dx.doi.org/10.14245/kjs.2011.8.4.295
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Sumario:A 45-year old man, who had tuberculosis five years ago presented with paresthesia, decreased proprioception, and gait disturbance in the lower extremity which were aggravated for a month. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed the T3-7 intradural extramedullary fibrotic mass with dark signal intensity on T2-weighted images. The yellowish material in the thick fibrous mass was confirmed as caseous necrosis. Two days after the operation, the symptoms improved. Although quite rare, intradural extramedullary tuberculoma should be considered as a chronic sequel of the previous medical history of pulmonary tuberculosis or tuberculous meningitis.