Document 0567
 DOCN  M9490567
 TI    [Tuberculous abscess of the cerebellum]
 DT    9411
 AU    Dechambenoit G; Boni NG; Santini JJ; Ba Zeze V; Beaumel A; Kakou M;
       Service de Neurochirurgie, CHU Yopougon, Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire.
 SO    Neurochirurgie. 1993;39(5):326-9. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
       MED/94344286
 AB    Cerebral tuberculous abscess is exceptional. We report on the case of a
       H.I.V. positive 29 year-old man suffering from high intracranial
       pressure together with a cerebellar syndrome. The CT scan revealed a
       voluminous abscess of the left cerebellar hemisphere. Anatomical and
       pathological examination of the extracted mass showed a tuberculous
       abscess. 16 months after surgery and antituberculous treatment, the
       patient's symptoms have disappeared and he has resumed his professional
       activities. Though controversial, a pathogenic continuum between a
       tuberculoma and a tuberculous abscess may be assumed to exist. The
       A.I.D.S. pandemic reactivates the tuberculous foci, increases the risks
       of contagion reduced the effectiveness of treatment, and justifies a
       systematic search for the bacillus of Koch, after puncture, in any
       cerebral abscess.
 DE    Adult  *AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections/RADIOGRAPHY  Case Report
       Cerebellar Diseases/*ETIOLOGY/RADIOGRAPHY  English Abstract  Follow-Up
       Studies  Human  HIV Infections/*COMPLICATIONS  Male  Pseudotumor
       Cerebri/ETIOLOGY  Tomography, X-Ray Computed  Tuberculoma,
       Intracranial/*ETIOLOGY/RADIOGRAPHY
       Tuberculosis/*COMPLICATIONS/DIAGNOSIS  JOURNAL ARTICLE

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