Calvarial Tuberculosis

Abstract

Although calvarial tuberculosis is rare, the possibility of this disease should be considered when patients report previous histories of tuberculosis or are from areas in which the disease is endemic. Surgery is indicated in cases with associated neurological deficits or sinus formation. Antituberculous therapy should be continued for 18 months.

Tubercular Osteomyelitis of Skull : A Case Report

“…Jadhav, Palande, Mukherjee et al [14,15], did not have any problem with primary closure of the wound, but in our patient the wound did not heal primarily, though it finally healed with antitubercular treatment. ATT has been recommended for 18-24 months [3,13,14] but oneyear course has also been found adequate [19].…”

“…Histopathology revealing epitheloid granulomas with langhans type giant cells and caseation necrosis is diagnostic. Surgery is indicated for removal of large extradural collections causing neurological deficit, large pockets of caseating material, associated sinus formation or fulminant secondary infection and when diagnosis remains uncertain [5,6,14]. Though some cases may respond to ATT only [5,19].…”

Primary Calvarial Tuberculosis (PCT) presenting as cold abscess of the scalp: A report of two cases

“…Microscopic examinations usually indicate infiltration with lymphocytes, plasma cells, and focal polymorphonuclear cells, with proliferating blood vessels [9]. Multiple epithelioid granulomas with Langhans-type giant cells can be observed with the necrotic material [3]. Surgery is indicated for cases involving large extradural collections causing neurological deficits, associated sinus formation, large pockets of caseating material, and intracranial extensions [8].…”

“…Primary calvarial tuberculosis (PCT), with no evidence tuberculosis elsewhere in the body is a rarer entity [2]. Reid (1842) reported the earliest of flat skull bones tuberculosis in the literature [1][2][3]. We are to apprise the readers that the calvarial tuberculosis may present primarily with the scalp swelling without any other evidence of tuberculosis elsewhere in the body.…”

Paciente VIH positivo con tuberculosis sistémica y lesiones osteolíticas de la calvaria, semejando mieloma múltiple

“…Patient , Rocío Bringas IntroduccIón La tuberculosis de la calvaria representa 0,2 a 1,3% de todos los casos comunicados de tuberculosis esquelética, rareza explicada por el deficiente suministro linfático craneal (1) . No obstante, los informes de tuberculosis (TBC) craneal están aumentando en países en desarrollo, a causa de malnutrición, deficientes condiciones socioeconómicas e incremento de síndromes de inmunodeficiencia (2)(3)(4)(5)(6) .…”