Tuberculous lumbar arachnoiditis mimicking conus cauda tumor: A case report and review of literature
| العنوان: | Tuberculous lumbar arachnoiditis mimicking conus cauda tumor: A case report and review of literature |
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| المؤلفون: | K V L N Rao, B Indira Devi, Anita Mahadevan, Subhas Konar |
| المصدر: | Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice, Vol 02, Iss 01, Pp 093-096 (2011) Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice |
| بيانات النشر: | Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd., 2011. |
| سنة النشر: | 2011 |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | musculoskeletal diseases, medicine.medical_specialty, radiculomyelitis, Case Report, tuberculous spinal arachnoiditis, 030218 nuclear medicine & medical imaging, lcsh:RC321-571, 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine, Lumbar, medicine, lcsh:Neurosciences. Biological psychiatry. Neuropsychiatry, medicine.diagnostic_test, business.industry, General Neuroscience, Cauda equina, Magnetic resonance imaging, medicine.disease, Surgery, medicine.anatomical_structure, Meningeal Tuberculosis, Histopathology, Tuberculoma, Neurology (clinical), Differential diagnosis, Arachnoiditis, business, conus cauda tumor, 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| الوصف: | Tuberculous spinal arachnoiditis involving cauda equina is rare. A patient with lumbar tuberculous arachnoiditis in the absence of both vertebral and meningeal tuberculosis, which was mimicking spinal intradural extramedullary tumor is described here. Diagnosis was made based on intraoperative fi ndings and was confi rmed by histopathology. Surgical decompression along with a combination of steroid and antitubercular therapy resulted in a good outcome. At 3 months follow-up, the patient regained bladder control and was able to walk with support. Clinical features, magnetic resonance imaging, and intraoperative fi ndings are described. Pathology and the relevant literature are discussed. Based on the patient’s clinical and radiologic fi ndings, it was believed that the patient had a conus cauda tumor and was operated on. Histologic examination of the mass revealed tuberculoma. Surgical decompression followed by antituberculosis medication resulted in good outcome. Hence tuberculous arachnoiditis should be considered in diff erential diagnosis of conus cauda tumors. |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 0976-3155 0976-3147 |
| الوصول الحر: | https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::65452bc872163d72c0a3ad17a860baa6Test http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/0976-3147.80098Test |
| حقوق: | OPEN |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsair.doi.dedup.....65452bc872163d72c0a3ad17a860baa6 |
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