E-ISSN: 1019-5157 ISSN: 2651-5024
Tuberculoma in the Fourth Ventricle: An Unusual Location
Page : 658-660

To present a young immunocompetent patient with a fourth ventricle tuberculoma without pulmonary tuberculosis.

A previously healthy young male patient presented with a history of headache, nausea, and blurred vision. Neuroimaging revealed a mass present in the fourth ventricle. The lesion was successfully resected. Histological and microbiological findings suggested the presence of a tuberculoma.

Tuberculomas can be found in the posterior fossa in adults. This infectious pathology should not be forsaken when considering the differential diagnosis for infratentorial masses.

Keywords : Central nervous system fourth ventricle meningitis tuberculoma tuberculosis
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