Shah Irfan Ullah, Siddiqui Usman T, Imran M, Ashraf Junaid, Mazhar Saeed, Ghori Sheeraz Ahmed
Department of Neurosurgery, Dow University of Health Sciences and Civil Hospital, Karachi.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2012 Jan;22(1):48-9.
Spinal intradural intramedullary tuberculoma is extremely rare entity of tuberculosis involving the nervous system. Because of its atypical symptomatology, it must be considered in differential diagnosis of spinal cord lesions, especially where prevalence of tuberculosis is high. In this case report this atypical disease is described where good outcome was achieved by surgical excision of the intramedullary lesion followed by antituberculous therapy.
脊髓硬膜内髓内结核瘤是结核病累及神经系统的一种极为罕见的病变。由于其症状不典型，在脊髓病变的鉴别诊断中必须予以考虑，尤其是在结核病高发地区。在本病例报告中，描述了这种非典型疾病，通过手术切除髓内病变并辅以抗结核治疗取得了良好疗效。
