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Management of Ulnar Nerve Tuberculoma: A Challenge to Plastic Surgeons

Tuberculoma is a well-circumscribed, space-occupying lesion. However, the involvement of peripheral nerves is rare. Here, we report a rare case of left ulnar nerve tuberculoma managed by surgical exploration and tangential excision of tuberculoma lesion sparing, most of the nerve fibers followed by...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Maurya, Rajesh, Mir, Mohd Altaf, Singh, Prasenjit
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9074751/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35530887
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.23872
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Sumario:Tuberculoma is a well-circumscribed, space-occupying lesion. However, the involvement of peripheral nerves is rare. Here, we report a rare case of left ulnar nerve tuberculoma managed by surgical exploration and tangential excision of tuberculoma lesion sparing, most of the nerve fibers followed by antitubercular treatment. The patient responded well to the management strategy with improvement in motor and sensory activity of the affected limb.