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AI InsightIn this article, 3 cases with intracranial tuberculomas were discussed with microbiological, clinical and radiological features.
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Abstract
Single or multiple intracranial tuberculomas are rare lesions and thought to occur most frequently in patients with HIV positive, drug addiction, immunosupression, homeless, immigrated in developed countries. It is also, not rarely, reported in immunocompetent patients in developing and nondeveloped countries. Three immunocompetent cases with intracranial tuberculomas, who were presented here, had no definite risk factors. All of them were male and average age was 30 years. Pulmonary tuberculosis, disseminated tuberculosis and miliary tuberculosis were present in the first, second and third case, respectively. All cases received antituberculous therapy with corticosteroids. In this article, 3 cases with intracranial tuberculomas were discussed with microbiological, clinical and radiological features.
Özet
Tek ya da multipl İntrakranial tüberkülomlar, gelişmiş ülkelerde genellikle HIV pozitiflerde, intravenöz (IV) ilaç bağımlılarında, bağışıklığı baskılananlarda, evsizlerde ve göçmenlerde görülen nadir lezyonlardır. Gelişmemiş ya da gelişmekte olan ülkelerde immün statüsü normal olanlarda da nadir olmayarak bildirilmektedir. Burada sunduğumuz immün statüsü normal üç İntrakranial tüberkülomlu olguda belirgin risk faktörleri yoktu. Tüm olgular erkekti ve ortalama yaş 30 idi. Olgularda sırasıyla pulmoner tüberküloz (TB), dissemine TB ve miliyer TB mevcuttu. Tüm olgulara anti-TB ve kortikosteroid tedavi uygulandı. Makalemizde İntrakranial tüberkülomlu üç olgu, mikrobiyolojik, klinik ve radyolojik bulgular eşliğinde gözden geçirilmiştir.